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HR 2215 · enacted · niche

Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

What this bill does

  • This bill upgrades Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts to national park status.
  • The change affects the National Park System and Salem's historical site management.
  • The Interior Department must study whether to expand the park's boundaries to include related maritime and military history sites.

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  1. 01

    How might upgrading Salem Maritime from historic site to national park status affect local tourism, property values, and community access to the waterfront?

  2. 02

    What criteria should the Interior Department use to decide which nearby maritime and military history sites to include in a potential boundary expansion?

  3. 03

    What additional federal resources and management responsibilities come with national park designation compared to the current historic site status?

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Seth Moulton

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Introduced 2025-07-15

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-15 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-25.

  2. 2025-07-15 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-25.

  3. 2025-07-15 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2025-07-15 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2025-07-03 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2025-07-03 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2025-06-23 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. 2025-06-18 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  9. 2025-06-18 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  10. 2025-06-18 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3459)

  11. 2025-06-18 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2025-05-15 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  13. 2025-05-14 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  14. 2025-05-14 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 31 (Roll no. 125). (text: 5/13/2025 CR H1984)

  15. 2025-05-14 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 31 (Roll no. 125). (text: 5/13/2025 CR H1984)

  16. 2025-05-14 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2021-2022)

  17. 2025-05-13 · house · Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

  18. 2025-05-13 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2215.

  19. 2025-05-13 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1984-1985)

  20. 2025-05-13 · house · Floor

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  21. 2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  22. 2025-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  23. 2025-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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