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US Congress · H.R. 5131 · Passed the House

Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-09-04
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Armed Forces and National Security

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Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 This bill extends by 25 years the reservation of certain public lands for military use and the withdrawal of such lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws (e.g., mining laws). Specifically, the bill extends the withdrawal and reservation of the Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright Training Ranges in Alaska and the McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico until November 6, 2051. It also extends the withdrawal and reservation of Fort Irwin military land in California until December 31, 2051. The bill also makes technical changes to
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This section would give the Act the short title 'Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025.'

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 .

225-year extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction of land descriptions

This section would extend the withdrawal and reservation of federal land for military use at four military lands in three states: the Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright training ranges in Alaska, the McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico, and the Fort Irwin military land in California. It would also correct the stated acreage for the McGregor Range military lands and the stated acreage and map references for the Fort Irwin military land. For the Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright training ranges in Alaska and the McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico, the section would change the expiration date set in the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 from 25 years after November 6, 2001 to a fixed date of November 6, 2051, extending the military's reserved use of that land by 25 years. For the Fort Irwin military land in California, the section would change the expiration date set in the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 from 25 years after that Act's enactment to a fixed date of December 31, 2051, likewise extending the withdrawal. The section would also correct the acreage figure for the McGregor Range military lands in the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999, changing the stated total from 608,385 acres to 605,401 acres. Finally, for the Fort Irwin military land, the section would change the stated acreage in the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 from 110,000 acres to 117,710 acres, and would replace the map that defines the land's boundaries: instead of the map titled 'National Training Center, Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands for Training Purposes,' dated September 21, 2000, the boundaries would be defined by the map titled 'Fort Irwin Withdrawal,' dated February 28, 2025.

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2. 25-year extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction of land descriptions (a) Extension of withdrawal and reservation for military use of certain lands (1) Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright training ranges, Alaska, and Mcgregor range, Fort Bliss, New Mexico Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 ; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking 25 years after November 6, 2001 and inserting on November 6, 2051 . (2) Fort Irwin military land Section 2910(a) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking 25 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting on December 31, 2051 . (b) Correction of land descriptions (1) Mcgregor Range military lands Section 3011(d)(2) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 ; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking 608,385 and inserting 605,401 . (2) Fort Irwin military land Section 2902(c) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1336) is amended— (A) by striking 110,000 and inserting 117,710 ; and (B) by striking as Proposed Withdrawal Land on the map entitled National Training Center—Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands for Training Purposes , dated September 21, 2000 and inserting on the map entitled Fort Irwin Withdrawal dated February 28, 2025 .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-09-04

In the House.

Committee hearing · 2025-09-18
Passed the House · 2025-12-09
Senate floor vote · next · the next step

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The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
2
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSvia AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (2025-12-10).