{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-986","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":986,"title":"Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001318","fullName":"Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]","party":"D","state":"VT","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Farmland","Forests, forestry, trees","Geography and mapping","Government information and archives","Land transfers","Land use and conservation","Parks, recreation areas, trails","Vermont"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands the boundaries of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont, allows the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land within the boundaries through a variety of means, and provides statutory authority for the National Park Service Stewardship Institute, which is a program of the park.</p><p>Specifically, the bill expands the boundary of the park to include the King Farm.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also allows the&nbsp;NPS to acquire lands within the park by purchasing, transferring, or exchanging land in addition to the current authorization to acquire land by donation.</p><p>The acquired King Farm land must include&nbsp;rights of access between the acquired land and the park. The&nbsp;acquired King Farm land may be used for certain agricultural, forestry, conservation, and educational purposes.</p><p>The bill also outlines the purposes of the National Park Service Stewardship Institute.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-06T21:26:15Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":287,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:55:00.454Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller%20National%20Historical%20Park%20Establis"}]}}