Land in Arizona given to county for war veterans.
H.R. 837 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. · Filed by Eli Crane (R-AZ) · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of Agriculture to give 232.9 acres of land to Gila County, Arizona. The land is called the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site. The county must use it only to help war veterans. If the county stops using it for war veterans, the land goes back to the nation.
Who it affects
Gila County, Arizona gets the land. War veterans may get help from it. The public loses access to national forest land.
One thing to notice
The nation does not have to tell the county about any dirt or waste on the land. The county must pay all costs to check and fix problems.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jan 31, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 31, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Feb 5, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)”
- Feb 5, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Feb 4, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Agriculture — The official who runs the U.S. farm and land office.
- Ranger District Administrative Site — A national forest office building and the land around it.
- goes back to the nation — Returns to the U.S. if the county does not use it right.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,522 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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