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H.R. 703: First State National Historical Park Act

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H.R. 703: First State National Historical Park Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

First State National Historical Park Act

Plain summary

First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources associated with early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the colony of Delaware and parts of the colony of Pennsylvania and Delaware's role in the birth of the United States and as the first state to ratify the Constitution. Requires the completion of a management plan for the Park. Requires completion of a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in Delaware associated with the Park.

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Official text

First State National Historical Park Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr703 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113