Park facilities in New Jersey renamed after Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
H.R. 249 — To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. · Filed by Frank Pallone (D-NJ) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Jan 9, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames two places at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. The Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge gets a new name. It becomes the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge. Overlook Park becomes Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park. The government updates all official records with the new names.
Who it affects
The bill does not cost money. It does not change what people can do at the park. It honors Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. with his name on two park facilities.
One thing to notice
Public facilities are named after a sitting member of Congress who can influence park decisions and money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Jan 9, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 9, 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”
- Feb 12, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 12, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent”
- May 13, 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): 362 - 50, 2…”
- May 13, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Historical Park — a place the government protects because of its history
- Scenic Overlook — a spot where people can see a beautiful view
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,491 characters) on Jul 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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