HR 249 United States House · 119th Congress

To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

This bill (HR 249) renames two specific facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of the late Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. The Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge will be called "Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge," and Overlook Park will be called "Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park." All federal references in laws, maps, documents, or records will automatically update to reflect these new names. As a procedural naming bill, it has no policy or funding impact beyond the official renaming of park features.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Dec 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · May 13, 2025

MINOR

The changes from the introduced version to the engrossed version of HR 249 are purely formatting and typographical. Blank lines were added for readability and minor spacing adjustments were made to subsection labels. No substantive policy content was altered.

TECHNICAL

A blank line was added after the section heading for readability.

Minor spacing adjustment to the label of subsection (b) Overlook Park.

A blank line was added before subsection (c) References and a minor spacing adjustment was made to paragraph (1).

Floor votes · House May 13, 2025

How they voted

362–50

Passed · 21 other

Total votes 433

May 13, 2025

D Democratic213

200 Yea 13

93% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican219

161 Yea 50 Nay 8

73% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Dec 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.

upper

May 14, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 50, 2 Present (Roll no. 124). (text: CR H1979)

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-62.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

lower

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors