Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act
This bill establishes the Fort Ontario National Monument in Oswego, New York, as a unit of the National Park System. It preserves three key historical aspects: the site's Indigenous heritage, the location of three earlier military forts (where battles occurred during the French and Indian War and War of 1812), and the story of 982 World War II refugees housed there from 1944-1946. The monument requires the Secretary of the Interior to acquire sufficient land, create a public map of the boundary, and develop a management plan within three years. It will be managed under standard National Park System laws while maintaining public access to existing athletic facilities on-site.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Sep 7, 2023
Last action Dec 19, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7192; text: CR S7193)
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Nov 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Nov 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
upper
Sep 7, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Sep 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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