,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,ms4 
,escobar introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
the exercise of the right of eminent    
domain with respect to ,mount ,cristo   
,rey4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,mount ,cristo ,rey     
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on  
use of eminent domain  7a7 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,mount ,cristo ,rey is a mountain that  
bears deep religious and cultural       
significance located in ,sunland ,park1 
,new ,mexico4  7#b7 ,mount ,cristo ,rey 
is a holy site1 and a pilgrimage        
destination visited by over #dj1jjj     
people every year4  7#c7 ,a #bi-;foot   
statute of ,jesus ,christ was           
constructed at the peak of ,mount       
,cristo ,rey and dedicated in ,october  
#aici4  7#d7 ,every year1 faithful from 
,texas1 ,new ,mexico1 and the state of  

,chihuahua1 participate in pilgrimages  
on ,good ,friday in the spring and on   
the ,feast of ,christ the ,king in the  
fall4  7#e7 ,mount ,cristo ,rey is owned
 by the ,roman ,catholic ,diocese of    
,las ,cruces4  7#f7 ,the ,federal       
,government's attempt to seize the land 
around ,mount ,cristo ,rey for the      
purposes of border wall construction    
infringes upon the religious liberty of 
the ,catholic ,church and all visitors  
to the holy site4  7b7  ,prohibition    
with respect to ,mount ,cristo ,rey  ,no
 ,federal funds may be used to litigate 
,united ,states of ,america v4 #ad4bei  
,acres of ,land1 ,more or ,less1        
,situated in ,dona ,ana ,county1 ,state 
of ,new ,mexico1 ,no4 #b3bf-;cv-#jadeh  
7,d4,n4,m4 filed ,may #g1 #bjbf7 or for 
any other action relating to eminent    
domain with respect to ,mount ,cristo   
,rey in ,sunland ,park1 ,new ,mexico4   
7c7 ,prohibition of certain security    
meausures ,no ,federal funds may be used
 to construct1 install1 operate1 or     

maintain roads1 fencing1 vehicle        
barriers1 security lighting1 cameras1   
sensors1 or related structures on or    
near ,mount ,cristo ,rey in ,sunland    
,park1 ,new ,mexico4