# 119-s-416: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025

119-s-416, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-416
- Congress: 119
- Title: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Expands the Marsh‑Billings‑Rockefeller National Historical Park boundary** to bring the Marsh‑Billings‑Rockefeller Mansion area, the Billings Farm protection zone, and the King Farm into the park footprint. It would also allow new land acquisition options and establish a National Park Service Stewardship Institute at the park to promote conservation, education, and stewardship best practices. - Families and visitors: The park boundary change is documented on a public map and brings historic and working‑farm areas into the park, supporting public access and education about agriculture, forestry, and natural history. - Landowners and sellers: The Secretary would be able to acquire land by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or government funds, federal transfer, or exchange. Acquisitions of King Farm include rights of access to and from the park and may allow commercial operation. - Park managers and conservation partners: The new Stewardship Institute would be run as a park program to host workshops, research and share best practices, and build leadership and community partnerships in conservation and stewardship.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New park stewardship institute: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create the National Park Service Stewardship Institute at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. The Institute would run workshops, public programs, research, and learning opportunities that share conservation and stewardship best practices. It would help Na…
- King Farm uses and access rules: mixed, low. If enacted and if the Secretary acquires the King Farm, the bill would allow the acquired land to be used for farming and forestry, including growing and harvesting crops and trees and animal husbandry customary in Vermont. The land could also be used for conservation that preserves the farm's hist…
- Park boundary and land buying rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would expand Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller park boundaries to the area shown on the map titled "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Proposed Boundary Revision", numbered 456/190,048, dated August 2023. It would add a historic zone, a protection zone, and include t…

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## Sources
- [119-s-416 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/416)

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- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-416 (as of 2026-09-10).