S. 1059 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Died in the House225 words Introduced Mar 29, 2023 · Latest action Dec 19, 2024

How far it has goneStopped at 4 of 6 · Died in the House
  1. IntroducedMar 29, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeReported Dec 20, 2023 Done
  3. Senate floorPassed by unanimous consent · Dec 18, 2024 Done
  4. House floorDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
  6. PresidentNot yet Not reached yet

What it does

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, approximately 6,100 acres of land or interests in land generally identified as Tracts to Include in Boundary on the map titled Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment and dated November 2022.

Upon the acquisition of any land or interests in land, Interior shall revise the boundary of the park to include the acquired land or interests in land and shall administer them as part of the park.

Interior, in carrying out this bill, may not use eminent domain or condemnation.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Mar 29, 2023

Who lobbies on it

No lobbying filing on file names S. 1059.

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Actions

11 actions · newest first
  1. Dec 19, 2024Held at the desk.
  2. Dec 19, 2024Received in the House.
  3. Dec 19, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Dec 18, 2024Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7153; text: CR S7155)
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  1. Dec 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Dec 20, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297.
  3. Dec 20, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-145.
  4. Sep 21, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Jun 21, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
  6. Mar 29, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  7. Mar 29, 2023Introduced in Senate