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S 3597 109th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Commemorations National monuments New Jersey New York City Security measures

A bill to increase public access to the Statue of Liberty.

Introduced: June 29, 2006 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 29, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that all persons who satisfy reasonable and appropriate security measures shall have full access to the public areas of the Statue of Liberty, including the crown and the stairs leading thereto.

What's happening now June 29, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3597: A bill to increase public access to the Statue of Liberty.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3597/
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"S. 3597: A bill to increase public access to the Statue of Liberty.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3597/.
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