Georgia park gets higher status; tribe's land held in trust
H.R. 9416 — Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act · Filed by Austin Scott (R-GA) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Hearing held
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What it does
The bill makes Ocmulgee Mounds a National Park. The federal government will hold about 134 acres in trust. This land becomes part of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation. The park must ask the tribe for advice on decisions. Sacred and cultural sites get protection. The park must hire tribal members first for jobs.
Who it affects
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation gets land in trust and a say in park decisions. People who visit the park may see changes to protect sacred sites. The National Park Service will manage the park at a higher level.
One thing to notice
Tribal members will help make park decisions and protect sacred places. This may change what visitors can do in certain areas.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 4 Democrats.
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands”
- Jul 1, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Park — A protected area run by the federal government for nature and history, with more resources than a historical park.
- held in trust — Land the federal government owns and manages for a tribe's benefit, not the tribe's direct ownership.
- sacred sites — Places the tribe considers holy or spiritually important.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 9, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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