Bill H.R.1931 titled “Japanese American Confinement Education Act Japanese American Confinement Education Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui.
Bill H.R.268 titled “To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposesTo provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposesTo provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Filemon Vela. This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include the approximately 166. 44 acres of land identified on the map titled PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit (2018), when the land is donated to the United States.
Bill H.R.3531 titled “Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Del. Holmes Norton Eleanor. The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work.
Bill S.1344 titled “Pullman National Historical Park Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin. Interior must complete a general management plan for the historical park.
Bill S.1718 titled “Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla. Within the boundaries of the park, Interior may acquire lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer. Any lands, or interests therein, owned by California or any political subdivision of California may be acquired only by donation.
Bill S.1814 titled “Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth. The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work.
Bill S.2367 titled “Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin. The NPS may acquire land or an interest in land by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds.
Bill S.2964 titled “National Scenic Trails Parity Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin. This bill requires the North Country, Ice Age, and New England national scenic trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.
Bill S.3141 titled “New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.
Bill S.3185 titled “A bill to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Patrick Toomey. This bill extends until September 30, 2026, the use of Highway 209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, by certain commercial vehicles that serve local businesses.
Bill S.3240 titled “Free Veterans from Fees Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio. This bill waives the application fee for any application for any special use permit the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans' special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Bill S.3307 titled “Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt.
Bill S.3334 titled “National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Bill S.3338 titled “Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt.
Bill S.3519 titled “Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Boozman. The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest in land.
Bill S.3551 titled “Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines.
Bill S.3667 titled “African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Bill S.3685 titled “John P. Parker House Study Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Bill S.4114 titled “A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jr. King Angus.
Bill S.4121 titled “A bill to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Bill S.557 titled “Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins. The NPS shall conduct a study to determine the cost-effectiveness of using native plant materials in land management activities on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the NPS or other federal land management agencies.
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese American Confinement Education Act Japanese American Confinement Education Act | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes. | Rep. Vela, Filemon | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Pullman National Historical Park Act | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | Sen. Duckworth, Tammy | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| National Scenic Trails Parity Act | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| A bill to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes. | Sen. Toomey, Patrick | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Free Veterans from Fees Act | Sen. Rubio, Marco | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021 | Sen. Blunt, Roy | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act | Sen. Grassley, Chuck | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act | Sen. Blunt, Roy | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act | Sen. Boozman, John | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act | Sen. Daines, Steve | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act | Sen. Brown, Sherrod | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| John P. Parker House Study Act | Sen. Brown, Sherrod | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes. | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| A bill to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. | Sen. Brown, Sherrod | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
| Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021 | Sen. Collins, Susan M. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks |
