[House Report 117-264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                    {     Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                    {     117-264

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 TO DESIGNATE THE EL PASO COMMUNITY HEALING GARDEN NATIONAL MEMORIAL, 
                         AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 March 9, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4380]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 4380) to designate the El Paso Community Healing 
Garden National Memorial, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 4380 is to designate the El Paso 
Community Healing Garden National Memorial.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    On August 3rd, 2019, El Paso, Texas, was the target of a 
horrific domestic terrorist attack that took 23 lives, injured 
another 23 people, and devastated communities across the 
nation. The mass shooting occurred at a Walmart Supercenter on 
the east side of El Paso and is arguably the deadliest targeted 
attack against Latinos in modern American history. Following 
the attack, the County of El Paso approved the construction of 
the El Paso Community Healing Garden to provide the community 
with a space to honor victims and survivors and heal.
    H.R. 4380 would designate the El Paso Community Healing 
Garden located at 6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas, as the El 
Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial. The 
legislation stipulates that the national memorial would not be 
considered a unit of the National Park Service and no federal 
funds may be used for any purpose related to the designation.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 4380 was introduced on July9, 2021, by Representative 
Veronica Escobar (D-TX). The bill was referred solely to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. On 
October 14, 2021, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. 
On January 19, 2022, the Natural Resources Committee met to 
consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous 
consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill was adopted 
and ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives 
by unanimous consent.

                                HEARINGS

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House Rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands held on October 14, 2021.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, February 15, 2022.
Hon. Raul Grijalva
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4380, a bill to 
designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National 
Memorial, and for other purposes.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Madeleine 
Fox.
            Sincerely,
                                            Mark P. Hoeller
                                 (For Phillip L. Swagel, Director).
    Enclosure.

    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
    

    H.R. 4380 would designate the Healing Garden located at 
6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas, as the El Paso Community 
Healing Garden National Memorial. The bill would prohibit 
federal funds from being used on any activities related to the 
memorial, which would not be designated as a unit of the 
National Park System. Consequently, CBO estimates that 
implementing H.R. 4380 would not affect the federal budget.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Madeleine Fox. 
The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
Director of Budget Analysis.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and 
objectives of this bill are to designate the El Paso Community 
Healing Garden National Memorial.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT

    According to CBO, this bill contains no unfunded mandates 
as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

                           EXISTING PROGRAMS

    This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of 
the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
program.

                  APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

               PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing 
law.

        SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS

    None.

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