United StatesBill would list survivors eligible for lifetime federal lands passes
The bill describes lifetime federal lands passes for survivors who qualify for a military death gratuity or veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation.
What it does
The bill would list survivors who qualify for a military death payment or veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation as eligible for a lifetime federal lands pass.
Argument forEligible survivors could gain easier access to federal recreation areas through a lifetime pass tied to their existing survivor benefits.
Argument againstThe benefit may reach fewer people than expected because eligibility depends on qualifying for specific survivor payments and other pass rules may still apply.
More detail
The provision would list certain survivors as eligible for a lifetime federal lands pass. It covers survivors entitled to a military death gratuity or veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation. A person must qualify as a survivor entitled to one of those payments. The supplied text does not show the rest of the existing lifetime-pass eligibility rules.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 16Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.Latest
- 2025
- May 14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 13Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1965-1966)
- May 13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1682.
- May 13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1965)Passed House
- May 13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 27Introduced in House
- Feb 27Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Introduced
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