3.0.0 1522 2023-01-11T13:37:08Z 2023-01-11T13:37:08Z Senate S 2017-07-10 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2017-07-19T14:15:10Z Referred to 2017-07-10T21:33:10Z Every Kid Outdoors Act 115 3186 HR 2018-11-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 680. Identical bill CRS 2017-07-19 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417. Committee 2017-07-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2017-07-10 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-08-01 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-08-01 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-10-02 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-10-02 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2018-07-17 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-07-17 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Child health Elementary and secondary education Forests, forestry, trees Government information and archives Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local government operations User charges and fees Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-26T23:10:12Z Every Kid Outdoors Act

This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access.

Such Departments shall issue such students annual passes, upon request, which shall allow free access to:

  • a per-vehicle fee area for the student and any passengers accompanying the student in a private, noncommercial vehicle or for up to three adults accompanying the student on bicycles; or
  • a per-person fee area for the student and up to three adults accompanying the student.

In carrying out such program, such departments:

  • may collaborate with state park systems that opt to implement a complementary Every Kid Outdoors State park pass,
  • shall maintain a publicly available website that provides information about the program,
  • may provide visitor services, and
  • may support approved partners of the federal lands and waters by furnishing them with opportunities for participation in the program.
]]> Every Kid Outdoors Act Display Title Every Kid Outdoors Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Every Kid Outdoors Act Introduced in Senate 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1522is/xml/BILLS-115s1522is.xml 2017-07-19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417. 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.