On December 29, 2025, President Donald J. Trump returned H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act, to the House of Representatives without his approval. The bill would apply to the Osceola Camp, a low‑lying area in Everglades National Park that the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has occupied despite not being authorized by the 1998 Miccosukee Reserved Area Act. The Act would require the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the tribe, to take action to protect the camp’s structures from flooding. The camp, built in 1935, contains no structures older than 50 years and is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Trump’s administration cited the lack of authorization and concerns over funding costs—estimated up to $14 million—as reasons for vetoing the bill.
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