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Rick Scott (R-FL)

Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

S. 673 · Senate bill Native Americans

A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act'', aims to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act. It proposes to expand the Miccosukee Reserved Area by including the portion of the Park known as Osceola Camp''. Additionally, the bill directs the Secretary to take action to protect structures within that specific area from flooding. This protection must occur within two years of the subsection's enactment. The bill also includes provisions for the public inspection of specific maps regarding this expansion.

Yes

  • Scored +6

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    The bill expands the Miccosukee Reserved Area and provides mandated flood protection for tribal land and structures.

  • Scored +5

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    The bill expands the Miccosukee Reserved Area and mandates flood protection for tribal structures.

  • Scored +4

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill requires the Secretary to take actions to protect structures from flooding within the Osceola Camp.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.