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Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

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

H.R. 249 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 11 cosponsors

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

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 362–50
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

This act seeks to redesignate specific facilities within the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. The bill names the Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge.'' It also designates Overlook Park as Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park.'' Additionally, the act ensures that any existing legal references, maps, or documents will recognize these new names.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The redesignation honors a local official through the naming of landmarks in Paterson.

  • Scored +1

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    The bill updates the official designations and legal references for facilities within the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill ensures that legal references, maps, and documents are updated to reflect new facility names.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not. Passed 362 yes · 50 no

    See who voted how →

    05/13/2025 · Roll call 124 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”