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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.
Introduced
Jul 2, 2025
Last Action
Dec 10, 2025
Session
119th Congress
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Passage Probability
2% — Very Low
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-294.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Upgrade to ProReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.