IN CONGRESS

The following activities have occurred recently or will be taking place in Congress during
coming weeks on matters of interest or consequence to the National Park Service.  If you
would like further information on any of these hearings or bills, please contact Mary in
WASO Legislation at 202-208-3636.

Upcoming Hearings

No hearings scheduled in either the House or the Senate.

Recent Actions

House  By a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 168 noes, the House passed H.R. 3433, to
provide for the management of portions of the Presidio under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Interior.  The House also voted to suspend rules and
concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2815, to designate a portion of the
Farmington River in Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, and H.R. 2947, to extend for an additional two years
the authorization of the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to
establish a memorial.  Representative Evans introduced H.R. 4974, to amend
the Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1989; Representative
Glickman introduced H.R. 5000, to provide for the establishment of the
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas.

Senate  Senator Kassebaum introduced S. 2412, to provide for the establishment of the
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas.