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Every Kid Outdoors Act

Introduced: July 10, 2017 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417.
Jul 10, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 10, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now July 19, 2017

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3186 Identical bill Every Kid Outdoors Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 17, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 17, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 2, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1522: Every Kid Outdoors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1522/
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"S. 1522: Every Kid Outdoors Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1522/.
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S. 1522, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1522/.
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