#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #aaib  ,,an ,,act  ,to redesignate  
,mammoth ,peak in ,yosemite ,national   
,park as ,mount ,jessie ,benton ,frmont4
  #a4 ,findings ,congress finds that    
,jessie ,benton ,frmont--  7#a7 was the 
daughter of ,united ,states ,senator    
,thomas ,hart ,benton of ,missouri1 a   
leading proponent of the concept of     
,manifest ,destiny that advocated for   
the ,nation to expand its borders       
westward2  7#b7 became fluent in ,french
 and ,spanish1 was a gifted writer1 and 
was at ease in any political discussion2
  7#c7 married ,john ,c4 ,frmont1 who   
was assigned to explore the ,west2  7#d7
 transformed ,john ,c4 ,frmont's        
descriptions from his treks into prose  
that was used by pioneers to guide their
 route ,west2  7#e7 traveled to         
,california in #ahdi to join her husband
 at their ,mariposa ranch1 where gold   
had been discovered2  7#f7 became       
involved in ,john ,c4 ,frmont's #ahef   
campaign for ,presidency1 which proposed

 the abolition of slavery1 a notion that
 ,jessie ,benton ,frmont also supported2
  7#g7 moved to ,bear ,valley1          
,california1 with her husband ,john ,c4 
,frmont in #aheh and thereafter realized
 the need to preserve the land that     
would become ,yosemite ,national ,park  
for future generations2  7#h7           
entertained men such as ,horace         
,greeley1 ,thomas ,starr ,king1 and     
,united ,states ,senator ,edward ,baker 
of ,oregon1 and urged them to begin a   
process that ultimately led to the      
establishment of ,yosemite ,national    
,park2  7#i7 influenced ,president      
,abraham ,lincoln to sign the ,act      
entitled ,an ,act authorizing a ,grant  
to the ,state of ,california of the     
,yo-,semite ,valley and of the ,land    
embracing the ,mariposa ,big ,tree      
,grove1 approved ,june #cj1 #ahfd       
7commonly known as the ,yosemite        
,grant71 the first instance of land     
being set aside specifically for its    
preservation and public use by a        

national government2 and  7#aj7 set the 
foundation for the creation of national 
parks and ,california ,state parks      
through her advocacy for and influence  
on the ,yosemite ,grant4  #b4           
,redesignation of ,mammoth ,peak as     
,mount ,jessie ,benton ,frmont  7a7 ,in 
,general ,the peak known as ,mammoth    
,peak in ,yosemite ,national ,park      
7located at ,,nps coordinates #cg4hee   
,n1 -#aai4bfd ,w7 shall be redesignated 
as ,mount ,jessie ,benton ,frmont and   
may be known informally as ,mt4 ,jessie 
in honor of the contributions of ,jessie
 ,benton ,frmont to the approval of the 
,yosemite ,grant4  7b7 ,references ,any 
reference in a law1 map1 regulation1    
document1 record1 or other paper of the 
,united ,states to the peak described in
 subsection 7a7 shall be considered to  
be a reference to ,mount ,jessie ,benton
 ,frmont4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,july #ad1             
#bjad4;,clerk4