Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3456 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3456

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a 
free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law 
                 enforcement officers and firefighters.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2025

  Mr. Sheehy (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
            to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a 
free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law 
                 enforcement officers and firefighters.

    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 ``Law Enforcement Officer and 
Firefighter Recreation Pass Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PASSES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 
              FIREFIGHTERS.

    Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(3) Annual passes.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Firefighter.--The term `firefighter' 
                        means any employee of the Federal Government, a 
                        State, a unit of local government, or an Indian 
                        Tribe who performs work directly related to 
                        suppressing fires, including wildland fires.
                            ``(ii) Law enforcement officer.--The term 
                        `law enforcement officer' means any officer, 
                        agent, or employee of the Federal Government, a 
                        State, a unit of local government, or an Indian 
                        Tribe who is--
                                    ``(I) authorized by law or by a 
                                government agency to engage in or 
                                supervise the prevention, detection, or 
                                investigation of any violation of 
                                criminal law; or
                                    ``(II) authorized by law to 
                                supervise sentenced criminal offenders.
                    ``(B) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the 
                National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
                available, at no cost, to each member of the Armed 
                Forces and their dependents, and each law enforcement 
                officer or firefighter, who provides adequate proof of 
                eligibility for such pass, as determined by the 
                Secretary.''.
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