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S 1097 118th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona California Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Padilla, Alex Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2024
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Dec 18, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7085-7087; text: CR S7085-7087)
Dec 17, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 12, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
Dec 12, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 118-133.
Sep 21, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 21, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1093-1094)
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

This bill redesignates the César E. Chávez National Monument established on October 8, 2012, as the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in California and Arizona.

The boundary of the historical park shall include

  • The Forty Acres in Delano, California;
  • the Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona; and
  • McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California.

The Department of the Interior may acquire land and interests in land that are within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

Interior may provide public interpretation of historic sites, museums, and resources on land not administered by Interior related to the life of César E. Chávez and the history of the farmworker movement.

Interior must prepare a general management plan for the park.

The bill also requires consideration of the Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail for designation as a national scenic trail.

What's happening now December 18, 2024

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