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H.R. 837

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Natural Resources Committee · Rep. Elijah Crane (R-AZ)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House): 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.

Signed by Pres. Trump 20 October 2026

Record as of 20 October 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

  1. 20 October 2026 Signed by Pres. Trump

    What's next: Takes effect (on enactment unless the text sets other dates)

  2. 20 October 2026 Became Public Law
  3. 15 October 2026 Presented to President
  4. 1 more action
    1. 14 October 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. 30 September 2026 Passed Senate (unanimous consent)
  6. 17 September 2026 Reported by committee
  7. 17 September 2026 Placed on calendar (Senate)
  8. 2 more actions
    1. 4 February 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
    2. 6 February 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  9. 5 February 2025 Passed House (voice vote)
  10. 4 more actions
    1. 5 February 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
    2. 5 February 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
    3. 5 February 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)
    4. 5 February 2025 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. 31 January 2025 Referred to committee
  12. 31 January 2025 Introduced in House
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