Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5537.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIMENEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 150, September 18, 2023, Page H4382):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution stating that Congress has the authority to ``make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the Consitution'' The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 5537, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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