Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act
This bill expands Joshua Tree National Park by adding approximately 20,149 acres of land to its boundary, as shown on a specific map dated June 2024. It transfers management of this newly added land from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service and allows the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the land through donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer (with state-owned land requiring donation or exchange only). The bill also renames the Cottonwood Visitor Center at the park as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center, updating all official references to reflect this change. These provisions directly affect park management, land ownership, and visitor facilities within the expanded area.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 15, 2025
Last action Dec 9, 2025
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Dec 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: S2953)
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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