H.R. 2497: Amache National Historic Site Act

Bill · 117th Congress (2021–2022). Became law, 18 Mar 2022 · Public Law 117-106. Introduced 14 Apr 2021.

Official title: To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 18 Feb 2022: agreed to without objection; the record lists no member’s position. In the record’s words: “Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.”
Senate, 14 Feb 2022: agreed to by unanimous consent; the record lists no member’s position. In the record’s words: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.”
President: Signed 18 Mar 2022 · Public Law 117-106

How each member voted

White House

Signed (1): Joseph Biden (D, President).

Not in office (1): Donald Trump (R, President).

Senate

Agreed to by unanimous consent: the record lists no member’s position.

House

Agreed to without objection: the record lists no member’s position.

Summary

Main subject: Establishes the Amache National Historic Site in Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, once the Secretary of the Interior determines enough land has been acquired, and sets rules for its boundary, land acquisition, administration and water infrastructure. Sec. 3

Its core areas: Establishment of the Amache National Historic Site as a National Park System unit; Land acquisition by donation; Administration, management planning and cooperative agreements; Town of Granada, Colorado water infrastructure and water rights.

Unexpected Items: 0 provisions

What it does

Sec. 3: Establishes the Amache National Historic Site in Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, with a purpose of preserving, protecting and interpreting resources tied to the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry at Amache during World War II.
Sec. 3: Provides that the site is not established until the Secretary of the Interior determines that enough land or interests in land have been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit.
Sec. 3: Requires the Secretary to publish notice of the site's establishment in the Federal Register within 30 days after making that determination.
Sec. 3: Allows the Secretary to acquire land or interests in land within the area the text describes by reference to the Map only by donation, and adds any land acquired this way to the site's boundary.
Sec. 3: Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan within 3 years after funds are first made available for that purpose, and to submit it to the Senate and House committees named in the text.
Sec. 3: Requires the Secretary to give the town of Granada, Colorado, access to areas of the site determined necessary for operating and maintaining water infrastructure, and allows the Secretary to permit new water infrastructure in those areas.

Written automatically from the official text by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model. Written 15 Oct 2026 and published after the automatic checks, without a person reading it first. Every line names the section it came from.

Changed after House passage

Compares the bill as passed by the House, 29 Jul 2021, with the final text passed by both chambers. About 83% of the wording the House passed stands in the final text.