H.R. 494: Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act

Plain summary

Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres. The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers. Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation or eminent domain.

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Official text

Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 494, Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act (2017-04-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] reported raising $7.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr494.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115