Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on energy and natural resources. ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably on Feb 4, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Apr 29, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2668) Apr 29, 2025
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Feb 4, 2026
Cosponsors
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Subjects
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- [Markup By, Feb 4, 2026]
- [Referred To, Apr 29, 2025]
Summary
Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of an area made up of (1) Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, IL; (2) the Emerald Mounds in St. Clair County, Illinois; and (3) the Pulcher Mounds in Monroe and St. Clair Counties, Illinois. (The National Park Service uses special resource studies when determining whether to designate sites as National Historical Sites.)
The study must
- evaluate the national significance of the study area;
- determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;
- consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by other governmental entities or nonprofit organizations; and
- identify cost estimates for any federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with such alternatives.
Interior must report on the results of the study and make recommendations to specified congressional committees.
[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]
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