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119th Congress · H.R. 4285 · Passed Origin

Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act

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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SubjectsCommemorative events and holidaysParks, recreation areas, trailsU.S. historyUser charges and fees
Sponsor
Celeste Maloy, R-UT-2
2 terms · @RepMaloyUtah
249 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4402 · 202-225-9730
Committees (2)
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    Senate Standing · Activity Dec 10, 2025
  • Natural Resources Committee
    House Standing · Activity Sep 15, 2025
Actions (18)
  1. Dec 10, 2025 · via Senate
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Dec 9, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 9, 2025 · via House floor actions
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)
  4. Dec 9, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    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. Dec 9, 2025 · via House floor actions
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
  6. Dec 9, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)
  7. Dec 9, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Sep 15, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
  9. Sep 15, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
  10. Sep 15, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
  11. Jul 23, 2025 · via House committee actions
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Jul 23, 2025 · via House committee actions
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Jul 23, 2025 · via House committee actions
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  14. Jul 16, 2025 · via House committee actions
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
  15. Jul 9, 2025 · via House committee actions
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  16. Jul 2, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  17. Jul 2, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  18. Jul 2, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
Known as

Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act

IntroducedJul 2, 2025
Policy areaPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Constitutional authority cited

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALOY:H.R. 4285.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3189]
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