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H.R. 4285 119th Congress House

STARS Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: July 2, 2025 Introduced by: Celeste Maloy Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Commemorative events and holidaysParks, recreation areas, trailsU.S. historyUser charges and fees
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 9, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
Dec 9, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5074)
Dec 9, 2025
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)
Dec 9, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5074-5075)
Dec 9, 2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Sep 15, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
Jul 23, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Jul 23, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 16, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 9, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 2, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 2, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now December 10, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4285: STARS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4285/
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