Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Held at the desk.
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed Senate unanimous consent
- Awaiting House
The Senate by unanimous consent (no one objected, so there was no vote): no senator's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This Act, known as the ``Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act'', aims to change the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The purpose of the bill is to include the Scarper Ridge property within the recreation area. It achieves this by amending Section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 92-589. The specific land to be added is depicted as the `Proposed Boundary Addition' on a map dated July 2024.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
Incorporating more land into a national recreation area improves federal management of public land.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The expansion of the national recreation area likely enhances local land and environmental conservation.
- Scored +2
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands federal jurisdiction by incorporating more land into a national recreation area.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expansion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area: The bill adds land described as the `Proposed Boundary Addition' on the map numbered 641/193973 (Section 2). This inclusion of the Scarper Ridge property expands the existing recreation area.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned: The provided text does not contain any information regarding potential negative consequences or burdens resulting from this boundary adjustment (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Incorporating more land into a national recreation area improves federal management of public land. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The expansion of the national recreation area likely enhances local land and environmental conservation.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands federal jurisdiction by incorporating more land into a national recreation area.
- 3/27/2026
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 3/25/2026
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1605; text: CR S1605)
- 3/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/26/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1873-1874)
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California