NPCA awarded the 2019 National Park Heritage Award to members of Congress who were sponsors or original cosponsors of bills within the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act and voted in favor of final passage.
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| Member Name | State / District | Relevant Bill(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Senator Lisa Murkowski | AK | Overall passage of the bill |
| Senator Doug Jones | AL | Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program Reauthorization Act |
| Representative Raul Grijalva | AZ-3 | Overall passage of the bill and permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| Senator Dianne Feinstein | CA | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Senator Kamala Harris | CA | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program Reauthorization Act and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Representative Mike Thompson | CA-5 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Representative Doris Matsui | CA-6 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Representative Paul Cook | CA-8 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act |
| Representative Jerry McNerney | CA-9 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Representative John Garamendi | CA-10 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Representative Mark DeSaulnier | CA-11 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act |
| Representative Pete Aguilar | CA-31 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act |
| Representative Raul Ruiz | CA‑36 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act |
| Representative Juan Vargas | CA-51 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act |
| Senator Michael Bennet | CO | Amache Study Act and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Senator Cory Gardner | CO | Amache Study Act, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act and permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| Representative Diana DeGette | CO-1 | Every Kid Outdoors Act |
| Representative Joe Neguse | CO-2 | Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Representative Scott Tipton | CO-3 | Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act and Every Kid Outdoors Act |
| Representative Doug Lamborn | CO-5 | Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Senator Chris Murphy | CT | Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act |
| Representative John Larson | CT-1 | Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act |
| Senator Johnny Isakson | GA | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act and Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act |
| Senator David Perdue | GA | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Representative Buddy Carter | GA-1 | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act and Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act |
| Representative Sanford Bishop | GA-2 | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Representative Hank Johnson | GA-4 | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Representative Austin Scott | GA-8 | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act |
| Representative Barry Loudermilk | GA-11 | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act |
| Senator Tammy Duckworth | IL | Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act |
| Senator Dick Durbin | IL | Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act |
| Representative Adam Kinzinger | IL-16 | Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act |
| Senator Mitch McConnell | KY | Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act and Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act |
| Representative Hal Rogers | KY-5 | Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act |
| Representative Andy Barr | KY-6 | Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act |
| Senator Ben Cardin | MD | Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act, President Street Station Study Act and Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Senator Chris Van Hollen | MD | Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act, President Street Station Study Act and Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative David Trone | MD-6 | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Senator Susan Collins | ME | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act |
| Senator Angus King | ME | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act |
| Representative Chellie Pingree | ME-1 | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act |
| Representative Jared Golden | ME-2 | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act |
| Senator Amy Klobuchar | MN | Voyageurs National Park Boundary Adjustment Act and North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act |
| Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith | MS | Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act |
| Senator Roger Wicker | MS | Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act |
| Representative Bennie Thompson | MS-2 | Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act |
| Senator Steve Daines | MT | Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act and permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| Senator Jon Tester | MT | Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act |
| Representative Greg Gianforte | MT‑ALL | Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act |
| Senator Richard Burr | NC | Permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| Senator John Hoeven | ND | North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act |
| Senator Maggie Hassan | NH | Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act |
| Senator Jeanne Shaheen | NH | Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act |
| Representative Chris Pappas | NH-1 | Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act |
| Representative Ann McLane Kuster | NH-2 | Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act |
| Senator Cory Booker | NJ | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program Reauthorization Act |
| Senator Martin Heinrich | NM | Every Kid Outdoors Act |
| Senator Kirsten Gillibrand | NY | FDR Historic Preservation Act and Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Study Act |
| Representative Elise Stefanik | NY-21 | Every Kid Outdoors Act |
| Representative Tom Reed | NY-23 | Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Study Act |
| Senator Bob Casey | PA | Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Lloyd Smucker | PA-11 | Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act |
| Senator Lindsey Graham | SC | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program Reauthorization Act |
| Representative James Clyburn | SC-6 | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program Reauthorization Act |
| Senator Lamar Alexander | TN | James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act, Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act, and Every Kid Outdoors Act |
| Senator Marsha Blackburn | TN | James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act, Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act |
| Representative Scott DesJarlais | TN-4 | James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act |
| Representative K. Michael Conaway | TX-11 | George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act |
| Representative Rob Bishop | UT-1 | Overall passage of the bill, Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act and Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act |
| Representative Chris Stewart | UT-2 | Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act |
| Representative John Curtis | UT-3 | Emery County Public Land Management Act and Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act |
| Representative Peter Welch | VT-ALL | North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act |
| Senator Maria Cantwell | WA | Overall passage of the bill, permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Methow Headwaters Protection Act, Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act and Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act |
| Senator Patricia Murray | WA | Methow Headwaters Protection Act and Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Derek Kilmer | WA-6 | Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Adam Smith | WA-9 | Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Denny Heck | WA-10 | Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act |
| Senator Shelley Moore Capito | WV | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Senator Joe Manchin | WV | Overall passage of the bill and the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative David McKinley | WV-1 | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Alex Mooney | WV-2 | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Carol Miller | WV-3 | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act |
| Representative Rick Nolan (Retired) | N/A | Voyageurs National Park Boundary Adjustment Act and North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act |
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