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No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act
To close and dispose of Federal ownership of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Summary
This Senate bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to close the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in California to public access and dispose of all federally owned property within the monument within 90 days of enactment. The bill eliminates federal funding for the monument and removes references to Cesar E. Chavez from the monument's designation in federal law. The property is to be sold at fair market value, and any proceeds from the sale, along with previously appropriated but unobligated funds, shall be transferred to DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act programs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 14, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Apr 14, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 14, 2026
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To close and dispose of Federal ownership of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act”.
SEC. 2. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF CESAR E. CHAVEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Monument.—The term “Monument” means the Cesar E. Chavez 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 Cesar Chavez Home; and
(ii) the Cesar Chavez Gravesite and Memorial Garden;
(B) any contents within the personal office of Cesar Chavez 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 “Cesar E. Chavez National Monument” is referenced, “Cesar E. Chavez” 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). <all>
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