# 119-hr-8686: To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

119-hr-8686, To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8686
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Withdraw and reserve federal land near Yuma Proving Ground for Army use.** The bill would set aside specific federal tracts to support military readiness and security and spell out how the Department of the Interior and the Army share management and permit other activities. - Military and federal land managers: It would withdraw about **21,783 acres** along Highway 95 and about **249.3 acres** at Howard Cantonment for Army use while preserving valid existing rights. The land is reserved for the Army under the terms described in the cited public land order. - Utilities and regional grid planners: It would allow the Bureau of Land Management to issue rights-of-way for critical, regional-grid utility infrastructure in the Parker-Blaisdell Utility Corridor. Those decisions must be made by the BLM State Director, require Army consultation, and include conditions to protect the Army mission. - Local users and conservation interests: Interior would manage the withdrawn land under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and may permit conservation, recreation, hunting, cultural preservation, wild horse management, and similar uses subject to conditions the Interior and Army jointly set. The Interior may assign management to the Army, which would then follow applicable laws for land and wildlife management.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permits and utility rights-of-way: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would make Interior the agency that issues leases, easements, rights-of-way, permits, and similar authorizations that cross both the withdrawn land and nearby non-Army land. Except for the Parker-Blaisdell Utility Corridor, such cross-boundary instruments would require the cons…
- Interior or Army manage Yuma land: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would make the Interior Secretary responsible for managing the withdrawn Yuma land under Federal Land Policy and Management Act rules. The Interior Secretary could assign management responsibility to the Secretary of the Army. If the Army is assigned management, it would still…
- Land reserved near Yuma Proving Ground: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would withdraw and reserve about 21,782.981 acres (Highway 95 area) and about 249.29 acres (Howard Cantonment) near Yuma Proving Ground. About 800 acres of Arizona State subsurface within the Highway 95 area would be excluded. The land would be removed from public land entry, m…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8686 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8686)

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- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8686 (as of 2026-09-21).