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H.R. 5541 119th Congress House

Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

Official title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to permanently authorize the Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 2025 Introduced by: Yassamin Ansari Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Sep 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 23, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

This bill expands and permanently reauthorizes the Every Kid Outdoors Program, which provides passes for free access to federal lands and waters to certain students and accompanying individuals. The existing program applies to fourth-grade students (of any age) and home school learners who are 10 years old. The bill expands the program to include fifth-grade students (of any age) and home-schooled learners who are 11 years of age.

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 Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
    for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIERRA CLUB
    for SIERRA CLUB · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
    for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • KABOOM!
    for KABOOM! · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
    for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • SIERRA CLUB
    for SIERRA CLUB · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5541: Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5541/
MLA
"H.R. 5541: Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5541/.
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H.R. 5541, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5541/.
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[H.R. 5541: Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5541/)
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