H.R. 4467 · 119th Congress

Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

Introduced on Jul 16, 2025 by Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2). 3 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 24, 2026): Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Jul 16, 2025
Cosponsors
3
3 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To modify the boundary of the Vicksburg National Military Park in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Mississippi
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jan 14, 2026). Public domain.

Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey approximately 7 acres of specified land (in two parcels) within the Vicksburg National Military Park to Mississippi for an interpretive center.

The conveyed land must facilitate public access to the park, may not be used in a manner that adversely impacts the park's resources or visitor experience, and remains subject to any use restriction that Interior determines is appropriate.

Interior must convey the land by quitclaim deed and without consideration, such as payment. Upon the conveyance of the land, Interior must modify the park's boundary to exclude the land.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2Sponsor

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 16, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  5. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  7. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Jan 14, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-452.
  10. Jan 14, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-452.
  11. Jan 14, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
  12. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2509-2510)
  14. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4467.
  15. Mar 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2509)
  16. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2509)
  17. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Mar 17, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  19. Sep 22, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4882)
  20. Sep 22, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4882)
  21. Sep 24, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Foundation for Mississippi History4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  2. American Battlefield Trust2 reports
    $39.5K reported (all issues)
  3. National Parks Conservation Association2 reports
    $356.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.