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S. 3878 119th Congress Senate

A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2026 Introduced by: Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Jul 23, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489.
Jul 23, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 10, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 12, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Natchez, Mississippi, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The bill also establishes Historic Jefferson College in Natchez, Mississippi, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, subject to the Department of the Interior's determination that the site meets established criteria for affiliated areas.

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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 12, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3878: A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3878/
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"S. 3878: A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3878/.
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S. 3878, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3878/.
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