HR 4285 · 119th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

STARS Act

Introduced 2025-07-02· Sponsored by Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2025-12-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4285, STARS Act

Sep 29, 2025

As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025

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