# H.R. 2215 (119th): Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act This act redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park

Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act This act redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park. In addition, the act directs the Department of the Interior to conduct and report on a boundary study. The study must evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System, as part of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park, sites and resources in the study area associated with its maritime history, coastal defenses, and military history.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: heritage_preservation. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: national_park_system. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: public_lands. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 125: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is an ordinary administrative and heritage-preservation measure. It carries modest prudential goods, such as preserving historical memory and studying conservation options, but it neither restrains a named evil nor advances one. Calling it mixed reflects its prudential character rather than any real moral concern.
Theological note: The measure concerns the stewardship and public commemoration of historical sites, which relates to honoring the past and caring for shared inheritance. It raises no direct question of protecting or harming human life, justice, or conscience.

## Recorded votes

Roll 125: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 382 · Nay 31 · Other 19.

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