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119-hr-10069119th Congress

Military Readiness Through Resilient Lands Act

Sponsored By: Representative Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

Introduced

Summary

This bill creates a framework for standardized, technology-driven monitoring of natural resources on military installations to support mission readiness, climate resilience, and community safety. It requires the Department of Defense to develop installation-specific metrics, use remote sensing and artificial intelligence, and tie those data to integrated natural resources management plans so leaders can compare trends and set measurable restoration or protection goals.

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  • Military planners and installations will get regular, comparable data on biodiversity, habitat, water quality, wildfire and flood risk, soil and vegetation health, and other ecosystem services so decisions and INRMP updates are more evidence driven and linked to mission sustainment.
  • Nearby communities and land managers benefit from clearer information on watershed effects, flood and wildfire risk, and ecosystem conditions that affect public safety and local resilience.
  • Federal and state environmental reviewers and DoD partners must coordinate on standardized metrics and reporting, which the bill says should help speed and simplify interagency permitting and environmental review.

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New environmental data for military bases

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to set goals and standard measures for each military installation. Metrics would track biodiversity, habitat, water, wildfire risk, soil and vegetation, flood and watershed condition, and other ecosystem services. The military departments would test and use technologies like satellites, sensors, GIS, and artificial intelligence to collect and update data regularly. Installations would use the data in integrated natural resources management plan reviews to set measurable "net condition" objectives and to adjust management, including actions that offset degradation tied to mission activities. The bill would define "ecosystem services" as the direct and indirect benefits natural systems give people and communities. The first implementation report would be due within two years after enactment and then every five years.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 8/6/2026

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 8/6/2026

Roll Call Votes

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