# 116-hr-1702: Free Veterans from Fees Act

116-hr-1702, Free Veterans from Fees Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1702
- Congress: 116
- Title: Free Veterans from Fees Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2019-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Free Veterans from Fees Act This bill waives the application fee for any special use permit solely for a veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on federal land.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2019-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2019-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2019-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-1702 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1702)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1702 (as of 2025-11-18).