S 3715
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Renames the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as Chiricahua National Park and requires the Interior Secretary to protect traditional tribal cultural and religious sites within it.
Official title: Chiricahua National Park Act
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Senate
Introduced
28-JAN-2026
Referred
28-JAN-2026
Approved by committee
29-JUL-2026
Reported
17-SEP-2026
On the calendar
17-SEP-2026
- Renames the Chiricahua National Monument as Chiricahua National Park, keeping the monument's boundaries as shown on a map dated March 2021.
- Directs the Interior Secretary to run the park under the existing presidential proclamations and the laws that apply to National Park System units, and makes funds available for the monument available for the park.
- Requires the Secretary to protect traditional cultural and religious sites in the park and to consult with Indian Tribes on that work.
- Gives tribal members access to those sites for traditional uses and lets the Secretary temporarily close areas to the public at a tribe's request, limited to the smallest practicable area and the minimum time needed.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (28-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).
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