Pascrell Great Falls Renaming Act

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

What this does

This bill renames two features at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey after Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. It designates the Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge. It designates Overlook Park as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park. Any existing legal reference to the old names is treated as a reference to the new names. The bill moves no money and transfers no land.

House vote · 362-50

Democrats200–0

Republicans162–50

Independents0–0

How we know · 6 sourced claims

It renames the Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge.Source: Section 1(a): the bridge "shall hereafter be known and designated as Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge"
It renames Overlook Park as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park.Source: Section 1(b): Overlook Park "shall hereafter be known and designated as Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park"
Both features are at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park.Source: Section 1 heading and 1(a)/(b): "at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park"
Any existing legal reference to the old names is treated as a reference to the new names.Source: Section 1(c): any reference in "a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record" to the old names "shall be deemed to be a reference to" the renamed features
The bill moves no money and transfers no land.Source: Full text of Section 1: contains only the (a) bridge renaming, (b) park renaming, and (c) reference clause; no appropriation, funding, or conveyance language appears
Nothing unrelated rides along; the bill is single-subject.Source: Whole text: a single Section 1 with subsections (a), (b), (c), all confined to renaming the two named features and conforming references

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Republicans

215

Democrats

208

Independents

YeaKevin KileyCA · District 3