Overview
- H.R. 504 was returned to the House on Dec. 29, stopping the measure unless Congress musters a two‑thirds override.
- The bill would have added Osceola Camp to the Miccosukee Reserved Area and directed the Interior Department, in consultation with the tribe, to protect camp structures from flooding.
- Trump argued the project was an improper federal expense linked to unauthorized occupancy and pointed to a prior plan estimating up to $14 million in costs.
- The legislation passed with broad support, clearing the House by voice vote and the Senate by unanimous consent, with Rep. Carlos Giménez sponsoring it and Sen. Rick Scott backing a companion bill.
- Trump’s message referenced the tribe’s lawsuit over the Alligator Alcatraz detention site, which saw a bid for a preliminary injunction rejected by an appeals court in September, and he also vetoed separate funding for Colorado’s Arkansas Valley Conduit.