NATIONAL PARK SERVICE see also National Parks and Recreation Areas
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4594 [23JN], H4652, H4653 [24JN], H4731, H4732, H4733, H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, H4738, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4743, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4748, H4752, H4753, H4754, H4755, H4757, H4758, H4759, H4760, H4775, H4776 [25JN], H4784, H4785, H4790, H4791, H4792, H4793, H4795, H4797, H4798, H4799, H4800, H4801, H4803, H4804, H4805, H4806, H4807, H4808, H4809, H4810, H4811, H4812, H4813, H4816, H4818, H4819, H4820, H4821, H4822, H4823, H4824, H4825, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830, H4831, H4833, H4834, H4835, H4836, H4838, H4839, H4841, H4842, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847, H4848, H4850, H4851, H4852, H4853, H4854, H4855, H4864, H4865 [7JY], H4935, H4936, H4937, H4939, H4940, H4941, H4942, H4945 [8JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4614 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see S. 1662), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 2879), H4650 [24JN]
African American Civil Rights Network: establish (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 693), H755 [3FE]
Appropriations: observe centennial through increased funding (see S. 2257), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3556), H6177 [18SE]
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1783), H2209 [14AP]
California: designate certain off-highway vehicle recreation areas, wilderness, wild, scenic, and recreational rivers, and protect and manage additional Federal lands (see H.R. 3668), H6787 [1OC]
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 1077), H1163 [25FE]
Coltsville National Historical Park: facilitate addition of park administration (see H.R. 2857), H4591 [23JN]
Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see S. 120), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]
Crime: establish a criminal violation for injuring or destroying property (see H.R. 3176), H5465 [23JY]
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: rename Aviation Center as National Museum (see S. 1007), S2272 [20AP] (see H.R. 202), H104 [7JA]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of adjacent municipalities (see H.R. 3620), H6306 [28SE]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, KS (see H.R. 2333), H3211 [14MY]
——— acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see S. 651), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1289), H1611 [4MR]
——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H660 [28JA]
——— conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (see S. 610), S1201 [27FE]
——— conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see S. 541), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]
——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see S. 2326), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]
——— promulgate regulations to allow use of hand-propelled vessels on certain waterways in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway (see H.R. 974), H1067 [13FE]
——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 521), S983 [12FE]
——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see S. 1824), S5210 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1645), S4544 [23JN] (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 2822), H4541 [18JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see S. 146), S150 [12JA] (see H.R. 1836), H2305 [16AP]
——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7771 [4NO] (see H.R. 1485), H1802 [19MR]
District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 2453), H3388 [19MY]
——— support and honor performers and sponsors of Lunchtime Music on the Mall festival (see H. Res. 264), H3213 [14MY]
Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see S. 1591), S4249 [17JN]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2189), S7413 [21OC] (see H.R. 1651), H2107 [26MR]
Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]
Fort Scott National Historic Site: modify boundary (see S. 2087), S6975 [28SE]
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 3004), H5029 [9JY]
Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 2817), H4491 [17JN]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program: reauthorize (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]
Idaho: modify boundaries of Pole Creek Wilderness, Owyhee River Wilderness, and North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness and authorize continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock activities in certain wilderness areas (see S. 1167), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2171), H2769 [30AP]
Infrastructure: improve (see S. 268), S541 [27JA]
Jackson County, MS: authorize a land exchange between National Park Service and the VFW (see H.R. 4119), H8411 [19NO]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands (see S. 390), S832 [5FE]
——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2041 [26MR]
——— reauthorize (see S. 338), S697 [2FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE] (see S. 2164), S7219 [7OC] (see S. 2165, 2169), S7272 [8OC] (see S. 2318), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP] (see H.R. 4151), H8859 [1DE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]
National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]
National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 1505), H1803 [19MR]
——— provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 119), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]
National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5116 [13JY]
Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see S. 1696), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 482), H530 [22JA]
Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: repeal funding limitation (see S. 936), S2173 [14AP]
Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations (see S. 1699), S4648 [25JN]
Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see S. 718), S1439 [11MR] (see H.R. 1621), H2033 [25MR]
Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 792), H854 [5FE]
——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands unless the Federal budget is balanced (see H.R. 1445), H1769 [18MR]
——— provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]
Roads and highways: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (see H.R. 2595), H3641 [1JN]
Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (see S. Res. 221), S4953 [9JY]
San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]
States: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 145), S150 [12JA]
Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 211), S347 [21JA]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1074), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 3511), H6074 [16SE]
Tule Lake National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2412), S8793 [17DE]
U.S. Civil Rights Network: establish (see S. 2309), S8159 [19NO]
Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 1510), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2665), H3914 [4JN]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2399), H3309 [18MY]
Letters
National Park Service Centennial Act: Sec. of the Interior Jewell, S7821 [5NO]
Remarks in House
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: tribute to Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration, E515 [16AP]
Centennial Challenge: funding, H4739, H4740 [25JN]
Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H4936 [8JY]
Corps of Engineers: Everglades restoration project funding, H2634 [29AP]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (H.R. 1289), H5996, H5997 [16SE], E1305 [17SE]
——— authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, H4727, H4728 [25JN]
——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (H.R. 2270), H2967 [14MY], H8429–H8431 [30NO]
——— Historic Preservation Fund funding, H4737 [25JN]
——— National Heritage Areas Corridor designation funding, H4839 [7JY]
——— National Park System Everglades Restoration funding, H4736, H4737 [25JN]
——— National Park System funding, H4737 [25JN]
——— provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, H5223 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4813, H4814 [7JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4699–H4761 [25JN], H4783–H4814, H4816–H4856 [7JY], H4875, H4888–H4900, H4935–H4946 [8JY], H4962, H4963, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4978–H4980, H5017 [9JY], H5034 [10JY], E1002 [7JY], E1014 [8JY], E1022 [9JY], E1033 [10JY], E1041 [13JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4608–H4617 [24JN]
——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4824 [7JY]
——— prohibit funding in contravention of Executive order relative to efforts to reduce Government greenhouse gas emissions, H4826, H4827 [7JY]
District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 2453), E747 [19MY]
East St. Louis, IL: anniversary of Gateway Geyser fountain, E1534 [26OC]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1651), E437 [26MR]
Flags: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, H4945, H4946 [8JY], H4962, H4963, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4978–H4980, H5017 [9JY], H5034 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding to allow a grave in any Federal cemetery to be decorated with a Confederate flag, H4818 [7JY], H4875 [8JY]
——— prohibit non-educational products that depict the Confederate flag from being sold at concession stands, H4811 [7JY], H4875 [8JY]
——— prohibit purchase or display of Confederate flags except in situations where such flags would provide historical context, H4828 [7JY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule following the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Dog Management Plan, H4829, H4830 [7JY]
Government regulations: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce a ban on sale of water in disposable plastic bottles, H4838, H4839 [7JY]
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: anniversary, E1599 [5NO]
Kings Canyon National Park: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4588 [23JN], H4734 [25JN]
——— reauthorize, H4655 [25JN], H6939 [9OC], H8366, H8403 [19NO], E1298 [16SE], E1405 [1OC]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H4606 [24JN], H4871 [8JY], H4970 [9JY], H6007–H6010 [16SE], H6798 [6OC], H7049 [21OC], H7260 [28OC], E986 [25JN]
Maintenance backlog: funding, H4738, H4739 [25JN]
National parks and recreation areas: limit acquisition of federally protected lands as national parks, H4876 [8JY]
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial: proposal to consolidate administration with other sites, H4728 [25JN]
Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands unless the Federal budget is balanced (H.R. 1445), H1727 [18MR]
Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, H1176 [26FE]
Roads and highways: authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (H.R. 2595), E807 [1JN]
San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (H.R. 3820), H7142 [23OC]
Sequoia National Park: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]
Yosemite National Park: anniversary, E1379 [29SE]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: observe centennial through increased funding (S. 2257), S7820 [5NO]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 610), S1202 [27FE]
——— conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 610), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]
——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (H.R. 2270), S8640 [14DE]
——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (S. 2326), S8165 [19NO]
——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 521), S996 [12FE]
——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 521), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), S4903 [9JY], S5022 [14JY]
——— making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]
Flags: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, S5023 [14JY]
Infrastructure: improve (S. 268), S518 [27JA]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S1484 [12MR]
——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 890), S7149 [6OC], S7210–S7212 [7OC]
——— reauthorize, S526, S536 [27JA], S566 [28JA], S622, S623 [29JA], S691 [2FE], S7405, S7406, S7407 [21OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 338), S702 [2FE], S707 [3FE], S817 [5FE], S7242 [8OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 338), unanimous-consent request, S816, S817 [5FE], S7241 [8OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7022–S7027 [30SE], S7071–S7073 [1OC], S7156 [6OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 2101), unanimous-consent request, S7042, S7043 [30SE], S7067, S7070 [1OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 2165), S7281 [8OC], S7306 [19OC], S7561–S7566 [28OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 2165), unanimous-consent request, S7245 [8OC], S7561 [28OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 2169), S7281 [8OC], S7306 [19OC]
——— reform, S8526 [9DE]
National parks and recreation areas: acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks, S391 [22JA]
Newcastle, ME: tribute to Frances Perkins Homestead dedication as a National Historic Landmark, S3856 [8JN]
Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations (S. 1699), S4653 [25JN]
Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, S909 [11FE]
Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (S. Res. 221), S4984 [9JY]
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (S. 1975), S6389 [5AU]
States: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (S. 145), unanimous-consent request, S8843, S8844 [18DE]
Yosemite National Park: anniversary, S7715 [3NO]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]
Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2822) (H. Rept. 114–170), H4541 [18JN]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 114–70), S4544 [23JN]
John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1289) (H. Rept. 114–213), H5329 [21JY]
National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 145) (S. Rept. 114–124), S6532 [9SE]
President Street Station Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 521) (S. Rept. 114–126), S6532 [9SE]
Tell Your Story Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2270) (H. Rept. 114–335), H8238 [16NO]
Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 114–129), S6532 [9SE]
Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 114–373), H9078 [8DE]
Rulings of the Chair
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4739, H4759 [25JN], H4830, H4833 [7JY], H4937 [8JY]
Statements
Creation of a National Heritage Corridor for Emancipation Park and Surrounding Historic Sites in Texas: Representative Jackson Lee, H4840 [7JY]
Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H4724–H4726 [25JN]
Summaries
National Park Service Centennial Act (S. 2257), S7821 [5NO]
Tables
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4701–H4722 [25JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 333, consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act, H4608 [24JN]
H.R. 1289, John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act, H5996 [16SE]
H.R. 2270, Tell Your Story Act, H8430 [30NO]
S. 521, President Street Station Study Act, S996 [12FE]
S. 610, Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act, S1203 [27FE]
S. Res. 221, Rocky Mountain National Park anniversary, S4962 [9JY]