Testimony on National Parks System Legislation

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
   National Parks Subcommittee
366 Dirksen

07/21/2026 at 04:30PM

Subcommittee hearing.

Legislation:

  • S. 1674, A bill to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. (Mr. McConnell)
  • S. 2498, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding. (Mr. Tillis)
  • S. 2767/* H.R. 5254, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, and for other purposes. (Mr. Scmitt/Rep. Bell)
  • S. 2801, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. (Ms. Hassan)
  • S. 2887, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Cruz)
  • S. 2933, A bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the “Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer”. (Mr. Justice)
  • S. 2969, A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit. (Mr. Lee)
  • S. 3131, A bill to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969. (Mr. Schiff)
  • S. 3194, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla)
  • S. 3313/* H.R. 6365, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kaine/Rep. McGuire)
  • S. 3371, A bill to designate the Museum of the Blind People’s Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement”. (Mr. Van Hollen)
  • S. 3501, A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calumet National Heritage Area in the States of Indiana and Illinois, and for other purposes. (Mr. Young)
  • S. 3524, A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick)
  • S. 3542, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. (Mr. Booker)
  • S. 3720, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Schiff)
  • S. 3785, A bill to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service and Forest Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of areas of the Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest damaged by certain wildfires, and for other purposes. (Mr. Gallego)
  • S. 3925, A bill to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, and for other purposes. (Mr. Durbin)
  • S. 4238, A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick)
  • S. 4399, A bill to provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski)
  • S. 4538, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail—1753 as a national historic trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Fetterman)
  • S. 4595, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for study for potential designation as a wild and scenic river, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kim)
  • S. 4767, A bill to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network. (Mr. Scott)
  • H.R. 183, A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters. (Rep. McClintock)
  • H.R. 2306, A bill to reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes. (Rep. Moolenaar)
  • H.R. 5729, A bill to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire. (Rep. Crane)