Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS Act
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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4285 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4285
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Ms. Maloy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Semiquincentennial Tourism and
Access to Recreation Sites Act'' or the ``STARS Act''.
SEC. 2. FREE ENTRANCE TO NPS SITES IN HONOR OF AMERICA'S 250TH
ANNIVERSARY.
In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United States of America,
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the
National Park Service, shall 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
free.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)
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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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.