March 25, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To abolish and defund the César E. Chávez National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act
.
Sec. 2. Abolishment and defunding of César E. Chávez National Monument
(a) Abolishment
The César E. Chávez National Monument established in the State of California by Presidential Proclamation 8884, as issued on October 8, 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) (referred to in this section as the César E. Chávez National Monument
), is abolished.
(b) Defunding; transfer
On the abolishment of the César E. Chávez National Monument under subsection (a), any unobligated amounts previously appropriated or otherwise made available for the César E. Chávez National Monument—
(1)
may not be used by the Secretary of the Interior to support the operation or maintenance of the César E. Chávez National Monument, except to conduct necessary actions to carry out that subsection; and
(2)
shall be transferred and made available to carry out section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701).