H.R. 4285 – Reading Mode

IIB

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4285

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 10, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

AN ACT

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS Act.

Waived fees at public recreational sites in honor of America’s 250th anniversary

(a)

In general

In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United States of America—

(1)

the Secretary of the Interior shall—

(A)

designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free date on which admission is free to all visitors with respect to each National Park Service site that charges an entrance fee; and

(B)

waive standard amenity recreation fees on September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or Bureau of Reclamation that charges a standard amenity recreation fee; and

(2)

the Secretary of Agriculture shall waive standard amenity recreation fees for September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site managed by the Forest Service that charges a standard amenity recreation fee.

(b)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Entrance fee

The term entrance fee has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801).

(2)

Standard amenity recreation fee

The term standard amenity recreation fee has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801).

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.

Kevin F. McCumber,

Clerk.