To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes.
HB 3396 is a simple commemorative naming bill. It would redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the “Nancy Reagan Memorial Park.” The measure also directs that any future reference in federal law, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other records to Gravelly Point Park be treated as a reference to the new memorial park name.
The bill does not create a new program, authorize spending, or change park management rules. Its legal effect is limited to updating the federal name of the park and ensuring consistency across federal references and records. Because the park is on federal land associated with the National Park System, the bill would amend how the site is identified in federal materials and official usage.
HB 3396 would amend federal naming references for a specific park site in Arlington County, Virginia, by replacing the name Gravelly Point Park with Nancy Reagan Memorial Park in all federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and other records. It would affect federal agencies responsible for maintaining official geographic, park, and regulatory references, but it would not alter land use, ownership, access, or operational authority over the park.
No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate or opposition in the available record. Based on the bill text and sponsorship, the measure appears to be a straightforward, noncontroversial memorial designation. The introduction by bipartisan sponsors suggests at least some level of support for the commemorative naming.
No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. In bills of this kind, any disagreement would typically center on whether a federal site should be renamed, the appropriateness of honoring the named individual, or the precedent of commemorative designations, but none of those concerns are reflected in the provided transcripts or vote history. The bill was simply referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources and has no recorded committee action here.