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Bill May 17, 2026

No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4293 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4293 To close and dispose of Federal ownership of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2026 Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To close and dispose of Federal ownership of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act''. SEC. 2. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF CESAR E. CHAVEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument established in the State of California by Presidential Proclamation 8884, as issued on October 8, 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. (3) Site.--The term ``site'' means-- (A) any federally owned land within the boundary of the Monument, including-- (i) the Cesar Chavez Home; and (ii) the Cesar Chavez Gravesite and Memorial Garden; (B) any contents within the personal office of Cesar Chavez at the Monument owned by the Federal Government. (b) References in Law to Monument.--Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States in which the ``Cesar E. Chavez National Monument'' is referenced, ``Cesar E. Chavez'' shall be struck from the reference to

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John Cornyn U.S. Senator
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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