Bill adds Scarper Ridge to Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
S. 1142 — Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act · Filed by Alex Padilla (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Mar 26, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill expands the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It adds a parcel called Scarper Ridge. The bill changes the 1974 law that set the park's borders. It does not say how much the land costs. It does not say where money comes from or how it will be managed.
Who it affects
People who visit the recreation area gain access to more land. The bill does not explain if the government owns Scarper Ridge. It does not say if the government must buy it or who pays.
One thing to notice
The bill uses only a map from July 2024 to show where Scarper Ridge is. It does not give the land's size or legal address.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Mar 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Mar 26, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.”
- Mar 25, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Mar 25, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1605; text: CR S1605)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area — A large park in the Bay Area that people visit for outdoor activities.
- parcel — A piece of land.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (470 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 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 2026-09-21.
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