Fire Island AIDS Memorial Establishment Act
Sponsored By: Senator Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced
Summary
Authorize the Pines Foundation to establish the Fire Island AIDS Memorial honoring Fire Island residents who died in the AIDS epidemic and to educate future generations. The Pines Foundation would establish and maintain the memorial inside Fire Island National Seashore.
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- Families and survivors gain a public memorial and a place of remembrance and learning.
- The Fire Island community and visitors gain a local site for memorialization and education. The memorial's design and location would require approval from the Secretary of the Interior.
- Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the memorial.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Authorize Fire Island AIDS Memorial
This bill would let The Pines Foundation establish and maintain a Fire Island AIDS Memorial inside Fire Island National Seashore. If enacted, the Interior Secretary would have to approve the memorial's design and location. The bill would also bar the use of federal funds to design, buy, set up, or maintain the memorial. The Foundation and others would need private or nonfederal money to pay for those activities.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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