The historic site is redesignated a national historical park
To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the “Salem Maritime National Historical Park”, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The historic site is redesignated a national historical park
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Salem Maritime National Historic Site shall hereafter be known and designated as the ``Salem Maritime National Historical Park''.”
Subsection (a), and the operative provision of the Act. It changes the designation of the unit in Salem, Massachusetts, from national historic site to national historical park. The Act amends no older law to do it; the sentence stands on its own.
What the document actually says
“The Salem Maritime National Historic Site shall hereafter be known and designated as the ``Salem Maritime National Historical Park''.”
That sentence, in plain words
The old name is dropped. From now on the place is called a park.
What this is about
Salem is an old sea town in the east. The land there is run by the group that cares for parks. Only the name changes here.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act, Public Law 119-25, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 408 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ25/html/PLAW-119publ25.htm
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“The historic site is redesignated a national historical park,” Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/salem-maritime-national-historical-park/proposal/sec02-redesignated-as-historical-park/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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