This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for review. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time. The bill is considered active but is not moving forward quickly.
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Unlikely to pass
This bill targets a specific cultural site and lacks support from the other party, making it very hard to pass in a divided Congress.
Key Points
This bill would completely shut down the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in California. This site was created in 2012 to honor the famous labor leader and civil rights activist.
If passed, the government would stop all funding for the monument. Any money left over in its budget would be moved to a different program that helps police process DNA evidence backlogs.
The bill is named the No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act. This title suggests the sponsors believe the site or the person it honors should not be supported with federal tax dollars.
The Secretary of the Interior would be banned from using any money to run or fix up the site. The only spending allowed would be for the actual steps needed to close it down.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Mar 25, 2026Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act
Bill NumberS 4205
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
