United StatesSTARS Act
What it does
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Dec 10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Latest
- Dec 9Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)
- Dec 9DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
- Dec 9Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)Passed House
- Dec 9Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
- Sep 15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
- Jul 23Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Jul 23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 16Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jul 9Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 2Introduced in House
- Jul 2Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced