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Adds a new paragraph (50) to 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) establishing the Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail and describing its approximate route and the NPS study that depicts it.
Redesignates the César E. Chávez National Monument (established by Presidential Proclamation 8884) as the 'César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park' and provides that references to the monument shall be considered references to the historical park.
Redesignates the existing César E. Chávez National Monument as the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park and lays out how the National Park Service will set boundaries, add related sites over time, and manage the park. It also directs the preparation of a general management plan and allows existing monument funds to be used for the new park. Adds the Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail—about 300 miles from Delano to Sacramento, California—to the National Trails System, following the 1966 farmworker march route as identified in a National Park Service study. The goal is to preserve and interpret key places and stories of César Chávez and the farmworker movement.
On October 8, 2012, the César E. Chávez National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation 8884 to protect and interpret the nationally significant resources associated with the property in Keene, California known as Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz .
Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz served as the national headquarters of the United Farm Workers .
Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz was the home and workplace of César E. Chávez, the family of César E. Chávez, union members, and supporters of César E. Chávez .
Although the Monument highlights César Chávez and the farmworker movement, there are other important sites in California and Arizona that are significant to the farmworker movement’s story .
The National Park Service study titled 'César Chávez Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment,' submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013, found that several sites associated with César E. Chávez and the farmworker movement are suitable for inclusion in the National Park System and depict an important aspect of U.S. history not otherwise adequately represented .
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by Raul Ruiz · Last progress March 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House