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119th Congress Native Americans

H.R. 504: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

VetoedDec 29, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 16, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jul 14, 2025
  3. Passed Senate (completed)Dec 11, 2025
  4. To the President (completed)Dec 18, 2025
  5. Vetoed (completed)Dec 29, 2025
  6. Overridden (not reached)
  7. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 16, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House veto override, Jan 8, 2026

Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding

Failed 236–188

Yea 236two-thirds 283Nay 188

  • Democrats212 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans23 yea, 188 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Steve Womack (R-AR), David Valadao (R-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Michael Turner (R-OH), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) voted Yea; and 14 more

See how all 424 members voted

Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 236

Democrats (212)

Independents (1) broke with their party

Nay 188

Republicans (188)

Not voting 7

Democrats (1)

Senate

Passed by unanimous consent

Dec 11, 2025

No recorded vote, so there is no member-by-member tally.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Jan 8, 2026HousePassage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingFinal passageVeto overrideFailed, yea-nay 236–188
    Roll call 8 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats212001
    Republicans2318806
    Independents1000
    Total23618807

    House roll call 8: Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding. Failed.

    24 crossed party lines: 23 Republicans, 1 Independent

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

3

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

1,996 points earned
  1. 1Carlos Gimenez R-FL SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, marked up, reported, discharged, passed House, passed Senate, vetoed; 1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote10 events+154
  2. 2Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote; cosponsored; cosponsored bill passed4 events+14
  3. 2Maria Salazar R-FL1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote; cosponsored; cosponsored bill passed4 events+14
  4. 4Don Bacon R-NE1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote2 events+10
  5. 4Lauren Boebert R-CO1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote2 events+10
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Dec 29, 2025Vetoed by the President.
  2. Dec 18, 2025Presented to the President.
  3. Dec 11, 2025Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
  4. Jul 14, 2025Passed the House by voice vote.
  5. Jan 16, 2025Introduced in the House by Carlos Gimenez.
Show the full action history (37 actions)
  1. Jan 8, 2026The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
  2. Jan 8, 2026DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of January 2, 2026, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.R. 504. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H208-209)
  3. Jan 8, 2026The previous question was ordered without objection.
  4. Jan 8, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the veto message of the President to H.R. 504, the Chair put the question on will the House, on reconsideration, pass the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Under the Constitution, the vote must be taken by the yeas and nays. Further proceedings were postponed until a time to be announced.
  5. Jan 8, 2026The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H211-212)
  6. Jan 8, 2026Failed 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).
  7. Jan 8, 2026On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 188 (Roll no. 8).
  8. Jan 8, 2026Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
  9. Jan 8, 2026On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
  10. Jan 8, 2026The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
  11. Jan 2, 2026The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. (text: CR H6136)
  12. Jan 2, 2026The Chair announced that the objections of the President to H.R. 504 would be spread at large upon the Journal and the veto message would be printed as a House Document (119-120).
  13. Jan 2, 2026POSTPONED CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGE - The Chair announced that further consideration of the veto message and the bill, H.R. 504, is postponed until the legislative day of January 8, 2026. Agreed to without objection.
  14. Dec 29, 2025Vetoed by President.
  15. Dec 18, 2025Presented to President.
  16. Dec 15, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Dec 11, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Dec 11, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693)
  19. Dec 9, 2025Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
  20. Jul 15, 2025Received in the Senate.
  21. Jul 14, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3228-3230)
  22. Jul 14, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 504.
  23. Jul 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3228-3229)
  24. Jul 14, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3228-3229)
  25. Jul 14, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  26. Jul 14, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  27. Jul 10, 2025Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-189, Part I.
  28. Jul 10, 2025Committee on Transportation discharged.
  29. Jul 10, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 154.
  30. Jun 25, 2025Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  31. Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  32. Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  33. Feb 5, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  34. Jan 29, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  35. Jan 17, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  36. Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
  37. Jan 16, 2025Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.