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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1547
America the Beautiful Act
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Introduced 2025-05-01Topic: environment · budget · infrastructure utilitiesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would extend deposits into the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, which pays for delayed repairs on federal lands, to fiscal years 2027 through 2031, using revenue from federal onshore energy development. It would set minimum shares of the fund for non-road repair projects at the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management, and bar the money from being used to buy land, pay federal employee bonuses, or close roads. It would require the Secretary of the Interior to add a surcharge to national park entrance fees for visitors who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents, with proceeds going to the fund until September 30, 2031. The bill would also speed up environmental reviews and contracting for repair projects and allow the Interior Department to license its trademarks and other intellectual property for fees.
Sponsors
- Steve Daines Republican sponsor
- 68 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439. | |
| 2026-06-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-06-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-06-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-05-01 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |