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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4285
STARS Act
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Introduced 2025-07-02Topic: land use zoningSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceSemiquincentennial 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.
Sponsors
- Celeste Maloy Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-12-09 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074) | |
| 2025-12-09 | 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) | floor pass | |
| 2025-12-09 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285. | |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075) | |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294. | report |
| 2025-09-15 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294. | report | |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | refer |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged | refer |
| 2025-07-16 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-07-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | refer |
| 2025-07-02 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-07-02 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-07-02 | Introduced in House | introduce |