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Bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-126

H.R. 837

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

Became lawIntroduced Jan 31, 2025Topic: Public Lands and Natural Resources →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Oct 20, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-126.

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What this bill does

This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property to Gila County, Arizona, upon the county's submission of a written request for such conveyance. The property, identified as the Gila County Area, consists of approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.

The county must use the land for the purposes of serving and supporting veterans. If any land conveyed under this bill ceases to be used for such purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Forest Service.

The conveyance must be made with a quitclaim deed and without consideration (value, such as payment, provided in exchange for the property).

The Forest Service must not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and improvements conveyed to the county under such conveyance.

As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay all the costs associated with the conveyance, including any (1) surveys, (2) environmental analysis or resource survey required under federal law, and (3) analysis required to comply with certain provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Congressional Research Service · Introduced in House · Jan 31, 2025

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Timeline

  1. Oct 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-126.
  2. Oct 20, 2026Signed by President.
  3. Oct 15, 2026Presented to President.
  4. Oct 14, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Sep 30, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)
  6. Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Sep 17, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
  8. Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  9. Feb 4, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  10. Feb 6, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  11. Feb 5, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Feb 5, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
  13. Feb 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
  14. Feb 5, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
  15. Feb 5, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)
  16. Feb 5, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  17. Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  18. Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House

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ArizonaForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand transfers