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H.R. 504

U.S. House•Vetoed

Summary

H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

Record

Text

H.R. 504 has 3 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb504/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 504 EH: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 504
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act  .
2.
Miccosukee Reserved Area Addition
Section 4(4) of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410  note;  Public Law 105–313 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Additional area
In addition to the land described in subparagraph (B), the term  Miccosukee Reserved Area  or  MRA  includes the portion of the Park that is known as  Osceola Camp  and is depicted on the map entitled  Everglades National Park, Proposed Expansion–Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola Camp , numbered 160/188443, and dated July 2023, copies of which shall—
(i)
be kept available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service; and
(ii)
be filed with appropriate officers of Miami-Dade County and the Tribe.
 .
3.
Protection of the Osceola Camp from flooding
Section 8 of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410  note;  Public Law 105–313 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(j)
Protection of Osceola Camp from flooding
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Tribe, shall take appropriate actions to protect structures within the area described in section 4(4)(C) from flooding.
 .
     Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House2025-07-14
  3. Passed Senate2025-12-11
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-12-18
  6. Vetoed2026-01-08

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb504/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R) sponsors H.R. 504, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 504 went before 4 committees: Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee.

Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Discharged From · Jul 10, 2025 · 156 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Jul 10, 2025 · 395 Bills
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Feb 5, 2025 · 15 Bills
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 17, 2025 · 85 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 504, the latest H. Rept. 119-189.

Actions

H.R. 504 has taken 37 actions since Jan 16, 2025, the latest on Jan 8, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 8, 2026
House
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
Jan 8, 2026
House
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H211-212)
Jan 8, 2026
House
Failed of passage in House over veto On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 188 (Roll no. 8).House roll call 8 236–188
Jan 8, 2026
House
On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 188 (Roll no. 8).House roll call 8 236–188
Jan 8, 2026
House
Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 504 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jan 8, 2026 at 236–188.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jan 8, 2026
House
Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding
236
188

1 bill is related to H.R. 504, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 504 goes by 8 titles, 5 of them short titles.

  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
  • Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — Display Title
  • Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 504 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDANative American TribeFlorida16$440K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP16$440K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BELLA SEWALL WOLITZ116
MELISSA KUIPERS BLAKE116
RYAN SMITH116
JOHN REISING115
JOHNATHAN REMY114
DAVID SHERWOOD113
BRIAN MCGUIRE111
ZACHARY PFISTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 fourth_quarter$80K4th Quarter - Report
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 504 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 504’s is Native Americans.

hr504/policy-areas.txt
Native AmericansAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 504 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Floods and storm protection to Indian lands and resources rights.

hr504/subjects.txt
Floods and storm protectionFloridaGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rights

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 504, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GIMENEZ:H.R. 504.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution statingthat Congress has the authority to ``make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by theConstitution''.[Page H222]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com