Sponsored by James C. Justice (R)
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".
Renames a playground in New River Gorge National Park to honor West Virginia children with cancer.
Tradeoff
Designates the primary playground in the Grandview area as the Hearts of Gold Playground in honor of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. No budget impact.
What's in it
Less than $500,000 over 2026-2031 to update federal documents and maps.
The federal cost is minimal administrative overhead to rename the playground on federal documents and maps — the bill itself creates no new federal program or spending authority.
Passed the Senate by on September 23, 2026 — sitting in the House.
Senate
Introduced
(Sep 29, 2025)
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Sep 29, 2025)
Senate
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Jul 29, 2026)
Senate
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Sep 23, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
House
Received from the Senate
Received(Sep 24, 2026)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)