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S. 2326 114th Congress Senate

Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act

Official title: A bill to designate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to designate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 2015 Introduced by: Maria Cantwell Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Federal-Indian relationsMonuments and memorialsU.S. historyWashington StateWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8165)
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 Latest action November 19, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8165)

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Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act

This bill redesignates the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

The bill also establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate the location of the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 between the U.S. government and leaders of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes.

The Department of the Interior must: (1) establish the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial and to provide for its administration and interpretation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) coordinate with representatives of the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island Indian Tribes in providing for that interpretation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2326: Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2326/
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