119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 4285: STARS Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free date in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. On that date, Interior must waive (1) the entrance fees for all visitors of National Park Service sites; and (2) the standard amenity recreation fees for all visitors to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Reclamation. The Forest Service must waive the standard amenity recreation fees on that date for all visitors to sites it manages.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Who scored on this bill
- 1Celeste Maloy SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Celeste Maloy.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.