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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7075 

To designate Ukrainian Independence Park in Washington, District of 

Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2022 

Mrs. SPARTZ (for herself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

HARRIS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WITTMAN, 

Mr. CURTIS, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. BURGESS, 

Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 

Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. DANNY K. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CORREA, Mr. SMITH

of Nebraska, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 

LUCAS, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. ESTES, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 

CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LATURNER, 

Mr. MORELLE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BEYER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Ms. DEAN, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. 

MURPHY of Florida, Mr. FERGUSON, Ms. WILD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. 

MANN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GREEN

of Texas, Mr. CROW, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

MAST, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mrs. HINSON, Ms. 

TENNEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. 

MCKINLEY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. JACOBS of New York, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. 

VALADAO, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

SCHRADER, Mr. CARSON, and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 


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A BILL 

To designate Ukrainian Independence Park in Washington, 

District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘Ukrainian Independ5 ence Park Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE 

7 PARK. 

8 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The area described in para10 graph (2) shall be designated as ‘‘Ukrainian Inde11 pendence Park’’. 

12 (2) DESCRIPTION OF AREA.—The area des13 ignated as ‘‘Ukrainian Independence Park’’ under 

14 paragraph (1) is comprised of the following prop15 erties within the approximate triangular area formed 

16 by 22nd Street Northwest to the east, P Street 

17 Northwest to the south, and Florida Avenue North18 west to the west, in Washington, District of Colum19 bia: 

20 (A) The property designated by the Na21 tional Park Service as reservation 57D. 


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1 (B) The property designated by the Na2 tional Park Service as reservation 360, includ3 ing the portion of such property that contains 

4 the Taras Shevchenko Memorial. 

5 (b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, regula6 tion, document, record, map, paper, or other record of the 

7 United States to the area or properties described in sub8 section (a) is deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Ukrainian 

9 Independence Park’’. 

10 (c) SIGNAGE.—The Secretary of the Interior may 

11 post signs on or near Ukrainian Independence Park that 

12 include information on the importance of Ukraine’s inde13 pendence, freedom, and sovereignty and the solidarity be14 tween the people of Ukraine and the United States. 

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