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House Bill 5559
116th Congress(2019-2020)
January 8th National Memorial Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 8, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 8, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5559
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Arizona
Republican
Andy Biggs
Arizona
Republican
David Schweikert
Arizona
Republican
Debbie Lesko
Arizona
Democrat
Greg Stanton
Arizona
Republican
Paul Gosar
Arizona
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Arizona
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Florida
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

January 8th National Memorial Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System in commemoration of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson on January 8, 2011.

The January 8th Memorial Foundation shall transfer to Pima County, Arizona, amounts equal to final funding pledges, in addition to the amounts that the foundation has raised and transferred to the county for the construction of the memorial.

The memorial shall be constructed on property owned by Pima County. The bill makes the county responsible for the management of the construction contract for the memorial through the use of funds provided by the foundation.

The foundation shall cease operations after (1) final funding pledge amounts have been paid to Pima County, and (2) construction of the memorial has been completed.

Pima County shall (1) be the memorial's management entity, and (2) be responsible for the construction and operation of the memorial.

Interior shall develop a general management plan for the memorial.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
January 8, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jan 08, 2020
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3156
January 8th National Memorial Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
01/15/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
01/08/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/08/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 1:42:34 AM
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