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

H.R. 837, 119th Congress

Status
Public Law 119-126
Introduced
01/31/2025
Cosponsors
0
Latest action
10/20/2026

About this bill

Official title
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
Sponsor
Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
Introduced in
House
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Became law
10/20/2026
Latest action
Became Public Law No: 119-126.

Full text and history on Congress.gov

Summary

Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/31/2025)

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.

Actions

Newest first

  1. 10/20/2026

    Became Public Law No: 119-126.

  2. 10/20/2026

    Signed by President.

  3. 10/15/2026 · House

    Presented to President.

  4. 10/14/2026 · Senate

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. 09/30/2026 · Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)

  6. 09/30/2026

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  7. 09/17/2026 · Senate

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.

  8. 09/17/2026 · Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

  9. 02/04/2026 · Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  10. 02/06/2025 · Senate

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

  11. 02/05/2025 · House

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

  12. 02/05/2025 · House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)

  13. 02/05/2025

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)

  14. 02/05/2025 · House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.

  15. 02/05/2025 · House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)

  16. 02/05/2025 · House

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  17. 01/31/2025 · House

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  18. 01/31/2025

    Introduced in House

Subjects: Arizona, Forests, forestry, trees, Geography and mapping, Land transfers.

Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 10/20/2026