{"bill":{"id":"119-s-3878","congress":119,"type":"S","number":3878,"title":"A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2026-02-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001079","fullName":"Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]","party":"R","state":"MS","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-23","text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489."},"policyArea":"Native Americans","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Geography and mapping","Higher education","Historic sites and heritage areas","Land transfers","Mississippi","Parks, recreation areas, trails"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-23","text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 489.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-23","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-23","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-10","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-12","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-12","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong></strong>This bill establishes the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Natchez, Mississippi, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The bill also establishes&nbsp;Historic Jefferson College in Natchez, Mississippi, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, subject to the Department of the Interior's determination that the site meets established criteria for affiliated areas.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-08T18:09:59Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":445,"ts":"2026-10-14T16:52:36.617Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=A%20bill%20to%20establish%20the%20Grand%20Village%20of%20the%20Natchez%20Indians"}]}}