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H.R. 4285Passed House
STARS Act
Introduced: Jul 2, 2025
Latest action date: Dec 10, 2025
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jul 2, 2025
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What this bill does
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.
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Commemorative events and holidaysParks, recreation areas, trailsU.S. historyUser charges and fees
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Natural Resources Committee
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Federal Lands Subcommittee
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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 11, 2026.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
IntroReferralSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)
FloorLibrary of CongressOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)
FloorHouse floor actionsDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FloorHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
CommitteeHouse committee actionsOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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