S 1277 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023

This bill allows the U.S. Department of the Interior to acquire approximately 980 acres of land in Edmonson and Barren Counties, Kentucky, for inclusion in Mammoth Cave National Park. The land, specifically depicted on a 2022 map titled "Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern Boundary Expansion," would expand the park's boundaries. The Secretary of the Interior may purchase this land to add it to the park, replacing previous funding restrictions with a flexible "such sums as are necessary" approach. This directly affects landowners in the specified area and the park's physical boundaries.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Apr 25, 2023 Last action Dec 18, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Dec 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7078)
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Dec 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Dec 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-134.
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Sep 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Jun 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
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Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1348)
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Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mitch McConnell
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