# 119-s-412: Plum Island Preservation Act

119-s-412, Plum Island Preservation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-412
- Congress: 119
- Title: Plum Island Preservation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Permanent preservation of Plum Island for ecological conservation, cultural heritage, and public access.** This bill would designate Plum Island and all associated federal properties, including the Orient Point terminal and facilities, as permanently preserved for those three purposes and require a formal visioning process to inform a future ecological management plan. - Local residents and visitors would see maintained access to Plum Island and the Orient Point terminal and facilities. - Conservationists and wildlife would benefit from a new priority on ecological conservation and a visioning process that may form the basis for a dedicated management plan. - Tribal governments, State agencies, and other stakeholders would be formally consulted during visioning and named in recurring reports that summarize topics, outcomes, timelines, and recommendations. - The General Services Administration would have to start visioning within 180 days and submit a report within 2 years, then report annually until one year after the visioning sessions finish.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent protection for Plum Island: benefit, low. This bill would protect Plum Island, New York, in perpetuity for three uses. Those uses are ecological conservation, celebrating the island's history, and keeping public access. Within 180 days the GSA Administrator would start visioning sessions to help form an ecological management plan. The Admi…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-412 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/412)

## Related
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-412 (as of 2026-10-31).