April 14, 2026
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To close and dispose of Federal ownership of 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
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Sec. 2. Closure and disposal of César E. Chávez National Monument
(a) Definitions
In this Act:
(1) Monument
The term Monument means 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).
(2) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
(3) Site
The term site
means—
(A)
any federally owned land within the boundary of the Monument, including—
(i)
the César Chávez Home; and
(ii)
the César Chávez Gravesite and Memorial Garden;
(B)
any contents within the personal office of César Chávez at the Monument owned by the Federal Government.
(b) References in law to monument
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States in which the César E. Chávez National Monument
is referenced, César E. Chávez
shall be struck from the reference to the Monument.
(c) Closure of monument
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall close all Federal property within the Monument to public access.
(d) Applicable law
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, Presidential Proclamation 8884, as issued on October 8, 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), shall have no force or effect.
(e) Defunding
No additional Federal funds may be appropriated to the Monument.
(f) Disposal of site
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall dispose of the site for fair market value.
(g) Transfer; proceeds
On disposal of the site under subsection (f), any unobligated amounts previously appropriated or otherwise made available for the Monument and any proceeds from the disposal of the site 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).