Subcommittee Hearing: NPFPL Legislative Hearing – December 4, 2019

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324 Presiding: The Hon. Debra Haaland

On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 722 (Rep. John Curtis), To designate a mountain in the State of Utah as “Miracle Mountain”. “Miracle Mountain Designation Act.” 
  • H.R. 1702 (Rep. W. Gregory Steube), To waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, and for other purposes. “Free Veterans from Fees Act.”
  • H.R. 2317 (Rep. Donald Norcross), To designate the Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite located in Pennsauken, New Jersey, as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes. “Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act.”
  • H.R. 3094 (Rep. Darren Soto), To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 3349 (Rep. Lloyd Doggett), To authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. “Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act.”
  • H.R. 3465 (Rep. Grace Napolitano), To authorize the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. “Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019.”
  • H.R. 5068 (Rep. Norton), To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. “Women Who Worked on the Home Front Commemorative Work Act.”

 The current Committee schedule can be found by visiting the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee Repository at http://docs.house.gov/.

Witness List

 

Panel I

Rep. John Curtis (H.R. 722)

Utah, 3rd District

Rep. Donald Norcross (H.R. 2317)

New Jersey, 1st District

Rep. Darren Soto (H.R. 3094)

Florida, 9th District

Rep. Grace Napolitano (H.R. 3465)

California, 32nd District

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (H.R. 5068)

District of Columbia, At Large

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (H.R. 3349)

Texas, 35th District

 

Panel II

Mr. R. David Vela (testimony)

Deputy Director, Operations

Exercising the Authority of the Director

National Park Service

Ms. Raya Kenney (H.R. 5068) (testimony)

Founder

National Memorial to the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation

Ms. Barbara Cochran (H.R. 3465) (testimony)

President

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation

Mr. Robert Fisher-Hughes (H.R. 2317) (testimony)

President

Pennsauken Historical Society

Honorable Ty Ellis (H.R. 722) (testimony)

Mayor

Elk Ridge City, Utah