Playground in West Virginia park gets new name for cancer survivors
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 · Reported out
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What it does
The bill renames a playground in New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. The new name honors West Virginia children and families impacted by childhood cancer. The playground is in the Grandview area south of the amphitheater. All federal records will use the new name.
Who it affects
Children and families in West Virginia affected by childhood cancer are honored. The National Park Service will update its records and signs.
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”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Park — a large area of land owned and protected by the federal government
- impacted — affected or influenced by something
- federal — belonging to the national government of the United States
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,699 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 14,206 analysed bills.
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