S 1777 119th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources California Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails

Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act

Introduced: May 20, 2025 Introduced by: Padilla, Alex Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Dec 9, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

May 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: S2953)

May 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now December 9, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implem…
Meeting Feb 4, 2026 · 9:30 AM EST · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearings to examine S.290, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers…
Meeting Dec 9, 2025 · 10:00 AM EST · National Parks Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
National Parks Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
EDISON INTERNATIONAL
for EDISON INTERNATIONAL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025

Cosponsors 1

Schiff, Adam B.

California · May 20, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1777: Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1777/

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"S. 1777: Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1777/.

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S. 1777, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1777/.

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