Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
This bill expands the Miccosukee Reserved Area to include a portion of Everglades National Park in Florida that is known as Osceola Camp. The Department of the Interior, in consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, must take appropriate actions to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 504 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 504
To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of
the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect
structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Salazar) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of
the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect
structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments
Act''.
SEC. 2. MICCOSUKEE RESERVED AREA ADDITION.
Section 4(4) of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410
note; Public Law 105-313) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Additional area.--In addition to the land
described in subparagraph (B), the term `Miccosukee
Reserved Area' or `MRA' includes the portion of the
Park that is known as `Osceola Camp' and is depicted on
the map entitled `Everglades National Park, Proposed
Expansion-Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola Camp',
numbered 160/188443, and dated July 2023, copies of
which shall--
``(i) be kept available for public
inspection in the offices of the National Park
Service; and
``(ii) be filed with appropriate officers
of Miami-Dade County and the Tribe.''.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF THE OSCEOLA CAMP FROM FLOODING.
Section 8 of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410 note;
Public Law 105-313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Protection of Osceola Camp From Flooding.--Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Tribe, shall take appropriate actions to protect
structures within the area described in section 4(4)(C) from
flooding.''.
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Vetoed by President.
Vetoed by President.
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. (text: CR H6136)
The Chair announced that the objections of the President to H.R. 504 would be spread at large upon the Journal and the veto message would be printed as a House Document (119-120).
POSTPONED CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGE - The Chair announced that further consideration of the veto message and the bill, H.R. 504, is postponed until the legislative day of January 8, 2026. Agreed to without objection.
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of January 2, 2026, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.R. 504. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H208-209)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the veto message of the President to H.R. 504, the Chair put the question on will the House, on reconsideration, pass the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Under the Constitution, the vote must be taken by the yeas and nays. Further proceedings were postponed until a time to be announced.
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H211-212)
Failed of passage in House over veto On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 188 (Roll no. 8).
Roll Call #8 (House)On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 188 (Roll no. 8).
Roll Call #8 (House)Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.