To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
Where it stands
- Introduced1/31/25
- Passed HousePassed 2/5/25
- SenatePassed 9/30/26
- PresidentSigned 10/20/26
- LawPublic Law 119-126
Passed the House by voice vote on February 5, 2025. Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 30, 2026. Became Public Law 119-126 on October 20, 2026.
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.
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.
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1/31/25
What happens next
Became Public Law 119-126.
All actions (18)
- 1/31/25Introduced in House
- 1/31/25Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2/5/25Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2/5/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)
- 2/5/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
- 2/5/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
- 2/5/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
- 2/5/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2/6/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2/4/26Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 9/17/26Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- 9/17/26Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
- 9/30/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 9/30/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)
- 10/14/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/15/26Presented to President.
- 10/20/26Signed by President.
- 10/20/26Became Public Law No: 119-126.