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S 2280 Passed a chamber

Transfers about 25 acres of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia from the National Park Service to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for its Advanced Training Center, while moving 71.51 acres of other parcels the other way to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Official title: A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 04-MAY-2026
Senate
Introduced 15-JUL-2025
Referred 15-JUL-2025
Passed 29-APR-2026
Key points
  • Moves administrative jurisdiction over about 25 acres from the Secretary of the Interior to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, excluding it from Harpers Ferry National Historical Park's boundary
  • Transfers three parcels totaling about 71.51 acres from Customs and Border Protection to the Secretary of the Interior, to be added to the park
  • Makes both transfers without monetary reimbursement or additional consideration
  • Requires the Commissioner to obtain a survey to finalize the exact acreage and legal description, and to return the 25-acre parcel to the park if it is no longer needed for the training center
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor James C. Justice (R-WV) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican