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H.R. 5537 118th Congress House

Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

Official title: 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 t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Carlos A. Gimenez Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Native Americans Floods and storm protectionFloridaGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rights
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Sep 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 18, 2023
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.
Sep 18, 2023
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 Latest action September 19, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5537: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5537/
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"H.R. 5537: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5537/.
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H.R. 5537, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5537/.
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