HR 6380 United States House · 119th Congress

Chiricahua National Park Act

Summary

Chiricahua National Park Act This bill redesignates the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as the Chiricahua National Park. The bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to (1) ensure the protection of traditional cultural and religious sites in the park, and (2) provide access to those sites by members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and customary uses. Upon the request of an Indian tribe, the NPS may temporarily close to general public use one or more specific areas of the park to protect traditional cultural and customary uses in the area by members of the tribe. The closure must be limited to the smallest practicable area for the minimum period necessary for the traditional cultural and religious activities.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Jul 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Dec 3, 2025 Last action Jul 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Mar 16, 2026

MINOR

The Engrossed version of HR 6380 makes one substantive policy change and numerous formatting corrections. The key change simplifies the legal standard for protecting traditional cultural and religious sites in Section 3(a)(1), replacing a two-part reference to laws applicable to the National Park Service and units of the National Park System with a single reference to 'laws (including regulations) applicable to the Secretary.' All other changes are typographic, adding spaces after section and paragraph numbers.

REQUIREMENT

Section 3(a)(1) changed the legal standard for protecting traditional cultural and religious sites from 'laws generally applicable to the National Park Service and units of the National Park System' to 'laws (including regulations) applicable to the Secretary.' This explicitly includes regulations in the scope of applicable law and shifts the reference point from NPS/National Park System units to the Secretary directly.

TECHNICAL

Formatting corrections throughout the bill adding spaces after section and paragraph numbers (e.g., '2.Designation' to ' 2.Designation'). No substantive policy impact.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2525)

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2525)

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-543.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held

lower

Dec 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor