United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 5131 — Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced September 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to the bill HR 5131 include the addition of Senate-specific language indicating it has been received, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The reference to the bill being "Engrossed in House" has been removed. These changes clarify the current status of the bill as it moves through the legislative process.

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5131 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
5131 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
5131 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes.
5131 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
5131 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  6. Subcommittee Hearings Held

  7. Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  8. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  9. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.

  11. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.

  12. Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  13. Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  14. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.

  15. Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  16. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)

  17. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.

  18. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)

  19. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)

  20. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  21. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

545 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 5131?
HR 5131 is sponsored by Begich, Nicholas J. (Republican) and Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 5131?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced September 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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