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S. 4227 118th Congress Senate

Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.

Introduced: May 1, 2024 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources CaliforniaLand transfersParks, recreation areas, trails
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 15, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-336.
May 1, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3137-3138)
May 1, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024

This bill expands the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park by adding approximately 20,149 acres of specified land, and transfers administrative jurisdiction over such land from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service.

The Department of the Interior may acquire land and land interests within the park boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller, exchange, or transfer. However, land within the park boundary that is owned by the State of California or a political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or exchange.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8259 Identical bill Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4227: Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4227/
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"S. 4227: Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4227/.
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S. 4227, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4227/.
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