A bill to abolish and defund the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes

Progress

Timeline

• Mar 25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summary

**What it does:** This bill would eliminate the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in California and stop all federal funding for it. **Who it affects:** - Visitors who currently use the monument for education and recreation - Local communities that benefit from monument-related tourism - National Park Service employees who manage the site - Organizations that use the site for educational programs about labor rights and civil rights history **What would change:** - The federal government would no longer operate or maintain the monument - Federal protections for the site would be removed - Taxpayer funding for monument operations would end - The land and buildings would likely revert to other ownership or management - Public access to this specific historical site could be affected The monument currently preserves the birthplace and childhood home of labor leader Cesar Chavez, who organized farm workers in the 1960s-70s. It was designated as a national monument in 2012.

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