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HR249Passed House

To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-09
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Frank Pallone, Jr.
Frank Pallone, Jr.
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (556 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000034

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (11)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-01-09
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)Original· 2025-01-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

2025-12-09

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill renames a trail and a park within Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park located in Paterson, New Jersey, in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. Specifically, it renames the Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge. It also renames Overlook Park as Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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