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Hearings to examine S.290, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, S.332, to require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, S.446, to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, S.573, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali, S.601, to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky, S.730, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument, S.791, to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, H.R.186, and S.858, bills to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients, S.1088, to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, S.1131, to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in the State of Georgia, S.1135, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, S.1280, to designate six creeks in North Carolina in honor of the lives lost in a plane crash in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13, 2022, S.1353, to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia, S.1377, to ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, S.1518, to redesignate the Saratoga National Historical Park as the "Saratoga National Battlefield Park", S.1777, to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center", S.1870, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S.1926, to encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, S.2270, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the portion of the Myakka River in Sarasota County, Florida, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S.2308, to amend the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to collect a surcharge from international visitors to units of the National Park System, S.2369, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove or permanently conceal the name of Francis Newlands on the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, S.2385, to codify Executive Order 14253 relating to restoring truth and sanity to American history, S.2546, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, S.2708, to enhance the preservation, maintenance, and management of national historic trails and national scenic trails, S.2970, to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, and H.R.249, to redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee · National Parks Subcommittee · Senate · Business meeting · Dec 9, 2025 · 366, Dirksen Senate Office Building

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Legislation considered

  • S 2385 Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act
  • S 446 A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
  • S 2546 A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
  • S 2708 Appalachian Trail Centennial Act
  • S 791 Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025
  • S 290 Making National Parks Safer Act
  • S 1135 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 Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
  • S 332 Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
  • S 2369 Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
  • S 1131 Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
  • S 1353 A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia.
  • S 1777 Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act
  • S 730 African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Study Act
  • HR 249 To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
  • S 1926 Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
  • S 1870 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
  • S 2970 A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
  • S 1518 Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act
  • S 573 A bill to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali.
  • S 2270 Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025
  • S 1377 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act
  • HR 186 Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
  • S 1088 World War II Women's Memorial Location Act
  • S 858 Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
  • S 2308 PATRIOT Parks Act

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