National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill creates a new National Historical Park at Fort Ontario in New York. It honors the 982 refugees who lived there during World War II after escaping the Holocaust. The site will help teach future generations about their experiences and the history of the shelter.
• The National Park Service will manage the new site once the government acquires enough land. Most of the land will be donated or bought from willing sellers. The government must create a plan for how to run the park within three years of getting the necessary money.
• The bill also gives a special title to America's National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri. It is now officially a National Historic Landmark. This museum is located at Westminster College, where Winston Churchill gave his famous Iron Curtain speech.
• The Department of the Interior will study whether the Churchill Museum should become a full part of the National Park System. This study will look at how much it would cost to run and how important the site is to the country. A report on these findings is due in three years.

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