A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 23, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill exchanges administrative jurisdiction over specified parcels of federal land between Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest in California.
By way of background, cattle are grazing on the land currently managed by the National Park Service. However, grazing on federal lands primarily occurs on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service. The transfer would allow the land with cattle grazing to be managed by the Forest Service, which has a multiple-use management plan that is consistent with grazing.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 29, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2025Markup Feb 4, 2026Reported Jul 23, 2026 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 23, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
- Feb 4, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Sep 18, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6734)
- Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6734 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Sep 18, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 25, 2026S. 2881, a bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain federal land in the State of California, and for other purposesAs reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 23, 2026
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8454 | To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 15, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2026Reported to Senate
- Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
