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H.R. 4467119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources
Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act
Sponsored by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) · 3 active : 3 Republicans
Latest action: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Where it standsBefore the House53 representatives score as swing votes
Passed both chambers, awaiting the President
- House: passedMar 16, 2026
- Senate: passedSep 22, 2026
- President: Awaiting action
Summary
, via Congress.govVicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey approximately 7 acres of specified land (in two parcels) within the Vicksburg National Military Park to Mississippi for an interpretive center.
The conveyed land must facilitate public access to the park, may not be used in a manner that adversely impacts the park's resources or visitor experience, and remains subject to any use restriction that Interior determines is appropriate.
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Interior must convey the land by quitclaim deed and without consideration, such as payment. Upon the conveyance of the land, Interior must modify the park's boundary to exclude the land.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Senate
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReported by · Markup by · Discharged from · Referred to
- Federal Lands · HouseHearings by (subcommittee) · Referred to
Subjects
- Mississippi
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 8Swing 70–100
- 78Middle 30–70
- 14Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
3 activeShow all 3 cosponsors
- Michael Guest (R-MS-3)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS-1)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
