National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025
This bill establishes the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York to preserve the site where 982 WWII refugees were housed (1944-1946), requiring the Secretary of the Interior to first acquire sufficient land and publish a Federal Register notice. It also designates the America’s National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri, as a National Historic Landmark, while mandating a 3-year federal study to evaluate its potential inclusion in the National Park System. The park will be managed under standard National Park System rules, with a requirement for a management plan within 3 years. The landmark designation does not alter local ownership or administration of the museum property.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced Dec 16, 2025
Last action Dec 17, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Dec 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8755-8757; text: CR S8755-8756)
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Schmitt
RRepublican
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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