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January 8th National Memorial Act

Introduced: January 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3156 Related bill January 8th National Memorial Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 3
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 27, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 27, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 27, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 27, 2020
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jan 8, 2020
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5559: January 8th National Memorial Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5559/
MLA
"H.R. 5559: January 8th National Memorial Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5559/.
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H.R. 5559, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5559/.
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[H.R. 5559: January 8th National Memorial Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5559/)
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