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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5559 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January 8th

National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the 

National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2020 

Mrs. KIRKPATRICK (for herself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Mrs. LESKO, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. STANTON, and 

Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the 

January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as 

an affiliated area of the National Park System, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘January 8th National 

5 Memorial Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The tragedy of January 8, 2011, at Con2 gresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s ‘‘Congress on Your 

3 Corner’’ event resulted in the deaths of 6 people 

4 (Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, U.S. Dis5 trict Court Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, 

6 Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabe Zimmerman) and in7 jury of 13 others (Congresswoman Giffords, Bill 

8 Badger, Ron Barber, Kenneth Dorushka, James 

9 Eric Fuller, Randy Gardner, Susan Hileman, George 

10 Morris, Mary Reed, Pam Simon, Mavanell Stoddard, 

11 Jim Tucker, and Kenneth Veeder). 

12 (2) This was the first time in the history of the 

13 United States that an assassination attempt was 

14 made upon a Congressional Member while she was 

15 meeting with constituents. 

16 (3) Congresswoman Giffords sustained severe 

17 injuries that affect her to this day. 

18 (4) Gabe Zimmerman was the first Congres19 sional staffer to be assassinated in the line of duty. 

20 (5) The Arizona community and people from all 

21 over the world came together in the days that fol22 lowed the tragedy to provide comfort and support to 

23 one another at three spontaneous memorial vigil 

24 sites— 


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1 (A) the shopping center where the shooting 

2 took place; 

3 (B) the front lawn of University Medical 

4 Center, where many of the victims were treated; 

5 and 

6 (C) at Congresswoman Giffords’ Tucson 

7 district office. 

8 (6) Tucson’s January 8th Memorial will not 

9 only be a tribute to those who died that day, but 

10 also to the local, national, and international response 

11 to the tragedy. 

12 (7) The memorial will be constructed, managed, 

13 and maintained to be a place where visitors, young 

14 and old, can learn not only about one horrific event, 

15 but about the resilience of a community and the du16 rability of democracy in the United States. 

17 SEC. 3. JANUARY 8TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

19 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

20 the January 8th National Memorial. 

21 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

22 means the Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Founda23 tion, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 

24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 

25 from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. 


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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Phase 1 Siteplan + Survey Plan’’, numbered 

3 LAl2.01, and dated November 11, 2016. 

4 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (b) JANUARY 8TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable, 

8 the Secretary shall establish the Memorial as an af9 filiated area of the National Park System. 

10 (2) FUNDING.—The Foundation shall transfer 

11 to Pima County amounts equal to final funding 

12 pledges, in addition to amounts that the Foundation 

13 has raised and transferred to Pima County for con14 struction of the Memorial. 

15 (3) MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTION.—The Memorial 

16 shall be constructed on property owned by Pima 

17 County. Pima County shall be responsible for man18 aging the Memorial construction contract using 

19 funds provided by the Foundation. 

20 (4) FOUNDATION DISSOLUTION.—The Founda21 tion shall cease to operate after— 

22 (A) final funding pledge amounts have 

23 been paid to Pima Country; and 

24 (B) construction of the Memorial is com25 plete. 


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1 (5) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Pima County shall 

2 be— 

3 (A) the management entity for the Memo4 rial; and 

5 (B) responsible for the construction, oper6 ation, maintenance, and management of the 

7 Memorial. 

8 (6) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

9 on file and available for public inspection at the ap10 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

11 (7) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec12 retary may provide technical assistance and enter 

13 into cooperative agreements with Pima County for 

14 the purpose of providing financial assistance with 

15 marketing of the Memorial. 

16 (8) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Noth17 ing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire 

18 property or to use Federal funds for the construc19 tion, operation, maintenance, or management of the 

20 Memorial. 

21 (9) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con23 sultation with the Pima County, shall develop a 

24 general management plan for the Memorial. 


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1 The plan shall be prepared in accordance with 

2 section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

3 (B) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 

4 years after the Memorial is established by the 

5 Secretary, the Secretary shall provide of a copy 

6 of the completed general management plan to 

7 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Committee 

9 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen10 ate. 

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