General Slocum Memorial Study Act

H.R. 5423, the General Slocum Memorial Study Act, would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a formal study of a specific shoreline area in the Bronx, New York, including North Brother Island. The purpose of the study is to determine if this location—the site of the 1904 General Slocum steamship disaster—possesses enough national significance to be designated as a new unit of the National Park System. If the study finds the site suitable and feasible for preservation, it could eventually lead to the creation of a federal memorial or park to commemorate one of the deadliest maritime accidents in United States history.