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  • The bill S. 3241 aims to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the Natchez National Historical Park in Mississippi. The Secretary of the Interior will determine if the sites meet the necessary standards to be included...

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    The bill wants to make two special places in Mississippi, the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College, important parts of a big park, but it needs to make sure this is done carefully with help from the people in charge.

  • The bill S. 4216 seeks to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in Georgia by redesignating the existing national park and creating a new national preserve. It allows for land acquisition only from willing sellers or by donation and ensures that the park...

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    The bill wants to turn a special place in Georgia called Ocmulgee Mounds into a national park and preserve, where people can visit and do fun activities like fishing and hunting, while also working with the local Native American tribe to take care of it together.

  • S. 5136, also known as the "Plum Island Preservation Study Act," mandates the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Plum Island, located in New York. The study aims to assess whether parts of the island should be designated as a national park or wildlife refuge or...

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    S. 5136 is a plan for the Secretary of the Interior to check if Plum Island in New York should be turned into a park or a safe place for wildlife. The study will ask different people what they think and share ideas with the government in three years.

  • H.R. 8012 aims to designate Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site. The bill connects this site to the African American Civil Rights Network, enhancing its educational and historical significance. While...

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    H.R. 8012 is about giving a special award to a baseball park in Florida where Jackie Robinson, a famous baseball player, once played. This means people can learn more about his story there, but the park won't be run by the people who take care of national parks.

  • S. 4607 aims to designate the America's National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri, which includes the Winston Churchill Memorial, as a National Historic Landmark. The bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to work with state and local entities, as well as public or...

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    S. 4607 is a plan to officially make the America's National Churchill Museum in Missouri a special historic place and work with different groups to protect it, but it won't change how local people can run or use their land.

  • The bill S. 4607 proposes to designate the America’s National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri, as a National Historic Landmark. It allows the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with state, local, and private entities to protect the museum's resources and provide...

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    The bill wants to make a special museum in Missouri about Winston Churchill an important historic place. It asks the U.S. government to help protect the museum and teach people about it, but they need to be careful about who they work with and how they pay for it.

  • H. R. 6852 aims to officially recognize Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, as a National Commemorative Site, but it will not be part of the National Park System. The bill highlights the park's historical significance in promoting social justice and its role as a hub...

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    Holcombe Rucker Park, a famous basketball park in New York, is being recognized as a special place because of its important history, but this won't change who owns or runs it or mean it's part of the national parks.

  • S. 4607 aims to officially designate the America's National Churchill Museum, located at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, as a National Historic Landmark. The bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to work with Missouri and local entities to protect and educate the...

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    S. 4607 is a new rule that wants to call a special museum in Missouri a "National Historic Landmark" and will make sure people know why it's important, without changing what the museum owners are allowed to do.

  • S. 2742 proposes the establishment of the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York as part of the National Park System. It aims to preserve and interpret the history of 982 World War II refugees housed at Fort Ontario from 1944 to 1946. The...

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    S. 2742 is a plan to make a special park in New York where people can learn about and remember the time when Fort Ontario was a safe place for people escaping World War II. It says who can help take care of the park and how land for the park can be used.

  • H.R. 8012 aims to designate the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the "Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site." This site will be part of the African American Civil Rights Network, but it will not be considered a unit of the National Park...

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    The bill wants to give a special name to a baseball park in Florida, honoring Jackie Robinson, but it won't be part of the national parks. They also want to make a plan to teach people about the park's history, but they haven't figured out how to pay for it yet.

  • S. 3045 proposes transferring control of certain federal lands in California. Approximately 160 acres of National Forest System land would be managed as part of Yosemite National Park by the Secretary of the Interior, while around 170 acres of National Park System land would...

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    The bill is about swapping some land in California. Some forest land will become part of Yosemite Park, and some park land will become part of a nearby forest.

  • S. 2742 aims to establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in New York as part of the National Park System. The monument will commemorate various aspects of history, including Indigenous peoples, past battles at Fort Ontario, and the World War II refugees who lived there....

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    Imagine a park that's really special because it tells stories about important things that happened a long time ago. This bill wants to make Fort Ontario in New York a special place like that, so everyone can visit and learn about history, like brave battles and people who needed a safe place to stay during a big war.

  • S. 961 aims to change the name of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, to the “Salem Maritime National Historical Park.” The bill also requires a study to assess whether additional sites related to the area's maritime, military, and coastal...

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    The bill wants to change the name of a special place in Salem, Massachusetts, from "historic site" to "historical park." It also asks for a study to see if more nearby places related to boats and old-timey military stuff should be added to the park system.

  • H. R. 359 proposes to designate Fort San Gerónimo del Boquerón in Puerto Rico as a connected area within the National Park System. The bill outlines that the fort will be managed by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, with the Secretary of the Interior providing technical...

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    In H. R. 359, a plan is suggested for a historic fort in Puerto Rico to join the special places cared for by the National Park System, like a big family. The park people will help a Puerto Rican group take care of the fort, but they won't own or manage it, and the nearby areas won't have to change.

  • S. 3543 aims to establish the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument in Oklahoma as part of the National Park System. This Monument will preserve and share the history of the Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921....

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    In this bill, they want to make a special place in Oklahoma to remember an important part of history called Black Wall Street and a very sad event, the Tulsa Race Massacre. They plan to make a park to learn about what happened, and people connected to those stories will help decide how it’s done.

  • S. 5351, known as the “Safer Parks Act”, is a bill introduced in the Senate directing the Secretary of the Interior to improve emergency communication systems in the National Park System by upgrading existing public safety answering points to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems....

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    S. 5351, the “Safer Parks Act”, is a plan to make calling for help in national parks better by upgrading the systems they use to respond to emergencies, just like getting a new and faster superhero phone.

  • H. R. 6852 proposes to recognize Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, as a "National Commemorative Site." This designation aims to honor the achievements of Holcombe Rucker and highlight the park’s historic contribution to basketball. The bill allows the Secretary of the...

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    H. R. 6852 wants to make a place called Holcombe Rucker Park in New York special by calling it a "National Commemorative Site" to honor a person named Holcombe Rucker. This means people can learn about him and the history of the park, but it won't change any park rules or use any land that belongs to the city or private owners.

  • S. 4164 aims to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a detailed study of the Cahokia Mounds and surrounding areas in Illinois and Missouri. These sites are of historical significance, being part of the ancient Mississippian culture. The study will evaluate the...

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    In this bill, the government wants to learn more about a special place called Cahokia Mounds, where people lived a long time ago. They plan to study if it can become a park and how to take care of it with help from different groups.

  • H. R. 3250 is a bill that officially recognizes the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, as the National Museum of Play. The museum is acknowledged by Congress for its unique focus on exploring the role of play in learning, creativity, and cultural history....

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    Imagine a really special museum in New York that shows how playing helps us learn and be creative. Congress has decided to give this museum a special title, calling it the "National Museum of Play," but this won’t give it any extra money or make it part of the government's parks.

  • S. 961 proposes changing the designation of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, to the Salem Maritime National Historical Park. It also calls for a study by the Secretary of the Interior to assess whether the city of Salem and nearby areas,...

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    S. 961 is about changing the name of a special historical place in Salem, Massachusetts, to make it a bigger and more important park. It also wants someone to look into whether more nearby areas should be added to this new park and write a report about it.

  • H. R. 8012 proposes the establishment of the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site in Daytona Beach, Florida. The bill aims to make the site part of the African American Civil Rights Network, although it will not be a unit of the National Park System. The...

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    The bill is about making a special place in Florida, called the Jackie Robinson Ballpark, an important site to remember the history of African American civil rights. It gives people in charge the power to work with others to teach people about it, but without taking land or changing any property rules.

  • S. 2620 establishes the Chesapeake National Recreation Area within the National Park System, involving lands in Maryland and Virginia, to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding areas while providing public access and enjoyment. The bill outlines the process for...

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    The bill wants to create a new fun park called the Chesapeake National Recreation Area, where people can enjoy nature and learn about the Chesapeake Bay, in places like Maryland and Virginia. It's like making a special place to protect nature and help everyone have a good time!

  • S. 5122 aims to create the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park to honor the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist who significantly contributed to African-American education in the South by funding schools in partnership with Booker...

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    S. 5122 is a plan to make a special park to remember Julius Rosenwald, a man who helped build schools for African-American children a long time ago. The park will have a main place in Chicago, and people will work to keep the old schools nice and teach others about them.

  • S. 507 seeks to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site in Georgia as part of the National Park System. The site aims to preserve the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church and honor Reverend Dr. Abernathy’s role as a civil rights leader. The bill...

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    S. 507 wants to make a special place in Georgia to remember Reverend Dr. Abernathy, who was a leader in the fight for fairness and equal rights. This place will have an important church and be part of the national parks, and people will help take care of it and teach others why it's important.

  • S. 3195 proposes to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System to honor and promote public appreciation of George C. Marshall's significant historical contributions. The bill outlines that the George C....

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    The bill wants to make the house where a famous person named George C. Marshall lived in Virginia part of the National Park family, so more people can learn about him. A group will help look after the house, but they won't have to buy the place or pay for everything.

  • S. 3195 aims to make the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia part of the National Park System as an affiliated area. The site is intended to honor the significant historical contributions of George C. Marshall, a notable U.S. military leader and statesman. The George...

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    The bill is about giving a special place called the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia a special status as part of a group of parks but without getting extra money or help from the government to run it. This means the people who take care of it will still do so, but they might get some help or advice if needed.

  • S. 4125 is a bill introduced to establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site. The site will be included in the African American Civil Rights Network but will not be part of the National Park...

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    S. 4125 wants to make a special place in Florida called the Jackie Robinson Ballpark a famous site to remember, but it won't be part of the big parks like Yellowstone. They can work with others to teach people about it, but they can't take people's land or mess with their homes.

  • H. R. 9587 proposes to establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in New York as part of the National Park System. The monument aims to preserve and educate about the history of 982 World War II refugees who lived at Fort Ontario from 1944 to 1946. The Secretary of the...

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    H.R. 9587 is a plan to make Fort Ontario in New York a special place managed by the government so people can learn about a time when 982 refugees lived there during World War II, and it will still let kids play sports there.

  • S. 4416 proposes the designation of a memorial for the Special Guerilla Unit at Veterans Memorial Park in Middletown, Connecticut. It recognizes the heroism of approximately 50,000 Hmong soldiers who supported U.S. efforts in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The bill establishes the...

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    In Middletown, Connecticut, there's going to be a special place to remember brave Hmong soldiers who helped the U.S. long ago, but it won't use any money from the government, so local people need to take care of it.

  • S. 4164 is a bill that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to perform a special resource study of the Cahokia Mounds and surrounding lands in Illinois and Missouri. The study aims to evaluate the significance of these areas, explore the possibility of designating them as...

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    This bill asks for a special study to be done on some historic mounds in Illinois and Missouri to see how important they are and if they should become new national parks. The study will use money already available to the National Park Service and should be done within a year.

  • H.R. 7620, known as the "Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act" or the "PARC Act," aims to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. The bill requires that all units of the National Park System that charge entrance fees must accept cash payments as a form of payment. This...

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    The PARC Act is a rule that says all national parks must let people pay to get in using cash. This helps people who want to or can only use cash to visit the parks.

  • S. 2620 seeks to establish the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as part of the National Park System. This bill aims to protect and promote the Chesapeake Bay's natural, cultural, historical, and recreational importance while enhancing public access and sustainable tourism....

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    This bill wants to make a special park area called the Chesapeake National Recreation Area to protect nature and help people have fun there, but it doesn't clearly say how much money is needed or where it will come from, which could cause problems with spending wisely.

  • H.R. 6210 proposes to recognize the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as part of the National Park System. The George C. Marshall International Center will manage this new area, with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior offering technical and financial help but not...

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    H.R. 6210 wants to make the place where General George C. Marshall used to live a part of the National Park System, with special helpers in charge, but it makes sure that people who live nearby can still do what they want on their own land.

  • S. 5381 proposes the establishment of the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in Baltimore, Maryland, where Thurgood Marshall attended Public School 103, now known as the Justice Thurgood Marshall School. The site is to be an affiliated area of the National Park...

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    S. 5381 is all about creating a special place in Maryland to remember Thurgood Marshall, who was a famous Supreme Court justice. This special place will be managed by a group that runs a museum there, and the government will help them with advice and money but won't own or run it themselves.

  • H.R. 6852 proposes to designate Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, as a National Commemorative Site. The bill aims to recognize the park's historical role in basketball and its contribution to the development of many talented players. It allows for cooperation between...

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    Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, might get a special title to remember its history with basketball, but it won’t become part of the big national parks, and nobody will be told what to do with their land nearby.

  • H. R. 10231 aims to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in Maryland, recognizing his significant contributions to civil rights and the legal field. The site will be located at the Justice Thurgood Marshall School (formerly Public School 103) in...

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    The bill wants to make a special site in Maryland to remember Justice Thurgood Marshall, who fought for fair treatment for all people. It lets a local group take care of the site, but there's some confusion about how the money and rules will work.