Introduced:
Jul 2, 2025
Policy Area:
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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0
Summaries
5
Subjects
2
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Latest Action
Sep 15, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Actions (11)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Type: Calendars
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H12410
Sep 15, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
Type: Committee
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H12200
Sep 15, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
Type: Committee
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 5000
Sep 15, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H19000
Jul 23, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H15001
Jul 23, 2025
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H25000
Jul 23, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H21000
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jul 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jul 2, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jul 2, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jul 2, 2025
Subjects (5)
Commemorative events and holidays
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public Lands and Natural Resources
(Policy Area)
U.S. history
User charges and fees
Text Versions (2)
Full Bill Text
Length: 3,449 characters
Version: Reported in House
Version Date: Sep 15, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 9, 2025 6:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4285 Reported in House
(RH) ]
<DOC>
Union Calendar No. 250
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4285
[Report No. 119-294]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Ms. Maloy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
September 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 2,
2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4285 Reported in House
(RH) ]
<DOC>
Union Calendar No. 250
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4285
[Report No. 119-294]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Ms. Maloy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
September 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 2,
2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Semiquincentennial Tourism and
Access to Recreation Sites Act'' or the ``STARS Act''.
SEC. 2.
250TH ANNIVERSARY.
(a) In General.--In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United
States of America--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall--
(A) designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-
fee free date on which admission is free to all
visitors with respect to each National Park Service
site that charges an entrance fee; and
(B) waive standard amenity recreation fees on
September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, or Bureau of Reclamation
that charges a standard amenity recreation fee; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall waive standard
amenity recreation fees for September 17, 2026, for each
visitor to each site managed by the Forest Service that charges
a standard amenity recreation fee.
(b)
(a) In General.--In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United
States of America--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall--
(A) designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-
fee free date on which admission is free to all
visitors with respect to each National Park Service
site that charges an entrance fee; and
(B) waive standard amenity recreation fees on
September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, or Bureau of Reclamation
that charges a standard amenity recreation fee; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall waive standard
amenity recreation fees for September 17, 2026, for each
visitor to each site managed by the Forest Service that charges
a standard amenity recreation fee.
(b)
=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
(1) Entrance fee.--The term ``entrance fee'' has the
meaning given the term in
section 802 of the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801).
(2) Standard amenity recreation fee.--The term ``standard
amenity recreation fee'' has the meaning given the term in
(2) Standard amenity recreation fee.--The term ``standard
amenity recreation fee'' has the meaning given the term in
section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16
U.
U.S.C. 6801).
Union Calendar No. 250
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4285
[Report No. 119-294]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Union Calendar No. 250
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4285
[Report No. 119-294]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed