3.0.0 5564 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z House HR 2016-06-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KILDEE:H.R. 5564.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H4171]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-28T20:41:29Z Referred to 2016-06-22T14:01:45Z 2016-06-28 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2016-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Biological and life sciences Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Marketing and advertising Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Teaching, teachers, curricula Transportation costs Travel and tourism Urban and suburban affairs and development Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-06-22 Introduced in House 2016-06-28T21:15:03Z National Parks for America's Children Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks.

The program shall include:

  • an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks,
  • partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and
  • a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can afford attendance and lodging fees at the National Parks.
]]> National Parks for America's Children Act Display Title National Parks for America's Children Act Official Title as Introduced To require that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, create a program to help ensure that youth from urban areas have access to National Parks, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Parks for America's Children Act Introduced in House 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5564ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5564ih.xml 2016-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.