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119-s-4293119th Congress

No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Introduced

Summary

Close and dispose of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. This bill would remove the monument name from federal references, bar new federal funding for the site, and require the federal government to sell the property and redirect resources elsewhere.

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  • Visitors and local communities would lose public access to federal lands within the monument, including the Cesar Chavez Home and the Cesar Chavez Gravesite and Memorial Garden.
  • The Secretary of the Interior would be required to dispose of the federal property at fair market value within 90 days and to strike "Cesar E. Chavez" from legal references to the monument.
  • The bill would prohibit any additional federal funding for the monument and transfer unobligated amounts plus sale proceeds to carry out the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701).

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Close and sell Cesar Chavez site

This bill would close all Federal land inside the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument and stop public access when the law takes effect. Presidential Proclamation 8884 would have no force or effect, and the words "Cesar E. Chavez" would be struck from federal laws, maps, and records that reference the monument. The bill would bar any additional Federal funds from being appropriated to the monument. Not later than 90 days after enactment, the Secretary would sell the federally owned site for fair market value. On sale, any unobligated monument funds and sale proceeds would be transferred to carry out section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701).

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cornyn, John [R-TX]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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