S 1229
117th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
SOAR Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-457.
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act
This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-457.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1229: SOAR Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1229/
"S. 1229: SOAR Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1229/.
S. 1229, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1229/.
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