H.R. 504 (119th)Bill Overview

Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

Native Americans|Floods and storm protectionFlorida
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Republican
Introduced
Jan 16, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageIntroduced

POSTPONED 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 Janu…

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01 · The brief

<p><strong>Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>

Passage95/100

This bill has already cleared Congress and is at the President stage, which puts it near the end of the process.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention62/100

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

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  • No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
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  • No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

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Centrist

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Conservative

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Passage likelihood95/100

This bill has already cleared Congress and is at the President stage, which puts it near the end of the process.

Why this could stall
  • The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

HOUSE · Jan 8, 2026

Failed

236 yes · 188 no

Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding

Yes 56% No 44%
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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

This bill has already cleared Congress and is at the President stage, which puts it near the end of the process.

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