S. 3878 · 119th Congress

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 on Feb 12, 2026 by Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jul 23, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 12, 2026
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Geography and mapping
  • Higher education
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Land transfers
  • Mississippi
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Feb 12, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MSSponsor

Republicans · 1

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. Feb 12, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 12, 2026 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Jun 10, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 23, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  5. Jul 23, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Jul 23, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. UNION PACIFIC CORP.2 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  2. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS1 report
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  3. Goodwill Industries International, Inc.1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.