West Virginia playground renamed to honor children with cancer
S. 2933 — A bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer". · Filed by Jim Justice (R-WV) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 29, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a playground in New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia to 'Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer.' The renamed playground will be located in the Grandview area south of the amphitheater. All federal references to the old name are updated to reflect the new designation.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename an existing playground in a national park as a memorial to children and families affected by childhood cancer. This is a straightforward commemorative action with no regulatory, financial, or policy mechanism.
Who it affects
The bill imposes no costs on citizens and serves a public-interest memorial purpose — honoring children and families affected by childhood cancer. The renamed playground increases public awareness of a serious health issue affecting West Virginia families.
Named in the bill
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia, National Park Service
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 29, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 29, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held”
- Jul 29, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably”
- Sep 23, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4901-4902; text: CR S4902)”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,556 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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