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119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 29, 2026
Bills›Public Lands and Natural Resources›S. 3715Congress.gov ↗
S. 3715IntroducedPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Chiricahua National Park Act

Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark (D-AZ)1 cosponsorIntroduced Jan 28, 2026
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In plain English

This bill redesignates Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as Chiricahua National Park. The National Park Service must protect traditional cultural and religious sites in the park and allow members of Indian tribes to access these sites for traditional cultural and customary uses. At the request of an Indian tribe, the National Park Service may temporarily close specific areas of the park to the general public to protect tribal traditional cultural and customary activities, limited to the smallest area needed for the minimum time necessary. Sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ).

What’s in the bill (2 sections)
  • Sec. 2. Designation of chiricahua national park, arizona
  • Sec. 3. Traditional cultural and religious sites
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2026-01-28, but the bill text was revised on 2026-01-28T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.

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Activity timeline

Jul 29
Jul 29
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 28
Jan 28
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 28
Jan 28
Introduced in Senate
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Jul 29
SENATECommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 28
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 28
Introduced in Senate

All 1 cosponsor

1 Democrat · 0 Republicans
Democrats (1)

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