Salem's maritime site becomes a national historical park.
H.R. 2215 — Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act · Filed by Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Introduced Mar 18, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
The bill renames Salem Maritime National Historic Site. It becomes Salem Maritime National Historical Park. The Secretary of the Interior must study whether to add more sites in Salem to the park. The study must look at maritime history, coastal defenses, and military history. The Secretary has three years to finish.
Who it affects
The National Park Service will run the park. People who visit Salem and care about its history will be affected. The change may bring more money and better care to the park.
One thing to notice
The bill changes the site's name and type. It does not give money for the change.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Mar 18, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 18, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- May 13, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- May 14, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 31…”
- Jun 18, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3459)”
- Jun 18, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote”
- Jul 3, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Jul 15, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-25”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- maritime — related to the sea, ships, and ocean trade
- Secretary of the Interior — the government official in charge of parks and public lands
- National Park Service — the agency that runs and protects national parks
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,766 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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