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HR 249

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2025-2026 Regular Session

Redesignates two Paterson Great Falls sites to honor Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.; commemorative only, with minimal cost under $500,000 (2025–2030) and no policy changes.

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Bill Summary · HR 249

Note on mismatch: The title you provided (an energy task force for small nuclear reactors in Louisiana) does not match the documents attached. The documents and committee report you supplied are for H.R. 249 (119th Congress), a bill to redesignate two facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. The summary below describes the bill reflected in the supplied documents.

Summary — H.R. 249 (119th Congress)

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

Purpose

To rename two facilities within Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (Paterson, NJ) to honor the late Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., recognizing his role in the park’s establishment.

Key provisions

  • Redesignates:
    • Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge → "Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge"
    • Overlook Park → "Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park"
  • Provides that any reference in laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other U.S. records to the former names shall be deemed references to the new names.

Who is affected

  • National Park Service (NPS) — will implement name changes on signage, maps, and information materials for Paterson Great Falls NHP.
  • Visitors, local stakeholders, and federal/state/local agencies that reference these sites in documents and databases.
  • No creation of new programs or regulatory changes; effect is nominal and commemorative.

Budgetary and administrative impact

  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate: updating maps, informational material, and signage would cost less than $500,000 over the 2025–2030 period. Any spending is subject to availability of appropriated funds.
  • The bill contains no Congressional earmarks and, according to CBO, no unfunded mandates.

Procedure / Timeline (selected actions)

  • Introduced in House: January 9, 2025 (Rep. Frank Pallone).
  • Referred to Committee on Natural Resources; ordered reported by unanimous consent on February 12, 2025.
  • Reported to House (H. Rept. 119-62): April 17, 2025.
  • Passed House under suspension of the rules: May 13, 2025 (Yeas 362 – Nays 50).
  • Received in Senate and referred to Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 14, 2025.
  • Enrolled and signed by Speaker of the House: June 10, 2025; presented to Secretary of State: June 11, 2025.

Other notes

  • The committee report states the bill makes no changes to existing substantive law; it is a commemorative redesignation honoring Rep. Pascrell, who sponsored the original legislation establishing the park (Public Law 111–11).
  • If you intended to summarize a different H.R. 249 (for example, an energy task force for small modular reactors in Louisiana), please provide that bill text or clarify and I will prepare a summary for that measure.

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