The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 1059

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Would have let the government add about 6,100 acres of land to Big Bend National Park.

Tradeoff

Would have let the Interior Department buy, accept as a gift, or trade for about 6,100 acres. Would have barred it from taking land by eminent domain.

What's in it

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S. 1059, Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59794 · Nov 2023

The Senate passed this bill by on December 18, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 29, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 29, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Sep 21, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-145.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2024)