3.0.0 4285 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z House H HR 2025-07-02 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4285 [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]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-12-10T20:37:48Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-07-16T12:25:56Z Referred to 2025-07-09T20:47:11Z Reported By 2025-09-15T19:03:56Z Markup By 2025-07-23T17:27:00Z Discharged from 2025-07-23T17:26:47Z Referred To 2025-07-02T13:00:25Z H. Rept. 119-294 2025-12-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2025-12-09 15:12:18 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 15:12:16 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 15:12:16 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-09 15:02:25 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 15:02:22 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 15:02:09 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-09-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00250 2025-09-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-09-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-07-23 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2025-07-23 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-07-23 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Committee 2025-07-16 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-07-09 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2025-07-02 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-07-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-07-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001228 Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] Celeste Maloy R UT 2 N 2025-09-29T15:55:00Z H.R. 4285, STARS Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61777 As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025 Public Lands and Natural Resources Commemorative events and holidays 2025-08-27T13:01:14Z Parks, recreation areas, trails 2025-08-27T13:01:08Z U.S. history 2025-09-08T19:13:13Z User charges and fees 2025-08-27T13:01:02Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2025-07-30T22:22:57Z 07 2025-09-15 Reported to House 2025-12-04T18:04:28Z 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.

]]> STARS Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act 2025-12-13T03:08:16Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 STARS Act 2025-12-13T03:08:16Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 STARS Act 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 STARS Act 2025-09-16T09:53:17Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act 2025-09-16T09:53:17Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 STARS Act 2025-07-25T04:38:21Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 STARS Act 2025-07-25T04:38:20Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act 2025-07-25T04:38:20Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. 2025-07-25T04:33:35Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4285rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr4285rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4285eh/xml/BILLS-119hr4285eh.xml Reported in House 2025-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4285rh/xml/BILLS-119hr4285rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-07-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4285ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4285ih.xml 2025-12-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.