[House Report 117-470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-470
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TO DESIGNATE THE KOL ISRAEL FOUNDATION HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL IN BEDFORD
HEIGHTS, OHIO, AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
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September 19, 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. 7618]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 7618) to designate the Kol Israel Foundation
Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national
memorial, 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. 7618 is to designate the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a
national memorial.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 7618 would designate the Kol Israel Foundation
Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national
memorial. The memorial will not be a unit of the National Park
System and will not be eligible to receive federal funds.
Erected in 1961 by survivors of the Holocaust residing in
Northeast Ohio, the Kol Israel Holocaust Memorial is one of the
oldest Holocaust memorials in the United States. For more than
60 years, Kol Israel Foundation has preserved and enhanced the
memorial, which includes the ashes of Jewish victims and
artifacts of Jewish martyrs killed by the Nazis from three
concentration camps. Engraved on surrounding walls are the
names of family members who perished during the Holocaust, as
well as the names of departed survivors. With Holocaust
misappropriation, trivialization, and denial on the rise, the
bipartisan efforts to secure national historic recognition of
the Cleveland area's Kol Israel Holocaust Memorial is timely
and important.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 7618 was introduced on April 28, 2022, by
Representative Shontel Brown (D-OH). 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 July 14, 2022, the Subcommittee held a hearing
on the bill. On July 20, 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 July 14, 2022.
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, September 16, 2022.
Hon. Raul M. 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. 7618, a bill to
designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in
Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Madeleine
Fox.
Sincerely,
Phillip L. Swagel,
Director.
Enclosure.
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
H.R. 7618 would designate the Kol Israel Foundation
Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a 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. 7618 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 Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a
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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