UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks on matters 
pertaining to the National Park Service or kindred agencies.  For inquiries regarding legislation 
pertaining to the NPS, please contact the main office at 202-208-5883/5656 and ask to be 
forwarded to the appropriate legislative specialist.

HEARINGS/MARK-UPS

Thursday, April 27th

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation 
and Recreation (Thomas): Markup of the following bills:

S. 1438, a bill to authorize a National Law Enforcement Museum on federal land.
S. 1921, a bill to authorize a plaque at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
S. 2343, a bill to establish a lighthouse preservation program under the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
S. 2352, a bill to designate the Wekiva River (Florida) as a wild and scenic river.
S. 2231/H.R. 2879 (Coverdale, GA), a bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial 
of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A 
Dream" speech.
H.R. 3201 (Holmes, DC), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability 
and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
National Historic Site, and for other purposes. 

The hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. in 366 Dirksen.

Thursday, May 4th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Hearing on H.R. 
4115, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Holocaust Memorial Museum. The hearing will 
be at 10 a.m. in 1334 Longworth.

Tuesday, May 9th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Hearing on:

H.R. 2267 (McInnis, CO), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal 
authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails, and for 
other purposes.  
H.R. 4086 (Ryun, KS), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require that property 
owners be compensated when certain railbanked trails are developed for purposes of public 
use, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2409, a bill to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail.

The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 Longworth.

May 16th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Hearing on:

H.R. 3632 (Lantos, CA), a bill to revise the boundaries of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
and for other purposes. 
H.R. 4063 (Miller, CA), a bill to establish the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front 
National Historical Park in the State of California, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4125, a bill to provide a grant to Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park in Ohio.

The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 Longworth.


LEGISLATION INTRODUCED

The following bills either directly or indirectly pertaining to the NPS have been introduced since 
the last Morning Report listing of new legislation (April 11th):

H.R. 4312 (Johnson, CT), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in 
the state of Connecticut and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
S. 2418 (Campbell, CO), a bill to prohibit commercial air tour operations over Black Canyon 
National Park.
S. 2421 (Lieberman, CT), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in 
the state of Connecticut and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
S. 2437 (Smith, NH), a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

NEW LAWS

The following bills have passed Congress and been signed into law: No new laws.