A bill to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park.

Bill: 116-s-1910
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2019-06-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Land transfers

Monuments and memorials

Nebraska

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-367.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill redesignates the Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska as the &quot;Homestead National Historical Park.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1910 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 19, 2019 Mr. Sasse (for himself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park.

1. Homestead National Historical Park (a) In general The first section of the Act of March 19, 1936 (49 Stat. 1184, chapter 157; 16 U.S.C. 450u ) is amended by striking designated and all that follows through the end and inserting designated as the Homestead National Historical Park . . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the unit of the National Park System known as The Homestead National Monument of America shall be considered to be a reference to the Homestead National Historical Park . (c) Effect Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act authorizes a change in the management of the Homestead National Historical Park redesignated under subsection (a).