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HR 4285 · in committee · symbolic

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What this bill does

  • The bill makes all federal parks and recreation sites free to enter on September 17, 2026, to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary.
  • The policy affects visitors to National Parks, National Forests, and other federal recreation lands across the country.
  • The waived fees apply one day only and require no new spending, just suspended revenue collection.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might a single day of free federal park access on September 17, 2026, affect visitation patterns and infrastructure capacity at popular sites?

  2. 02

    Which federal agencies depend on entrance fee revenue, and what services or maintenance might be impacted by one day of waived collections?

  3. 03

    What evidence suggests that a one-time free access day would meaningfully advance the stated goal of celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary?

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Sponsor · R-UT-2

Celeste Maloy

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Introduced 2025-12-10

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-10 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)

  4. 2025-12-09 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.

  6. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)

  7. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-09-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.

  9. 2025-09-15 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.

  10. 2025-09-15 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.

  11. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  14. 2025-07-16 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-07-09 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  16. 2025-07-02 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-07-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-07-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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