# 116-hr-3879: SOAR Act

116-hr-3879, SOAR Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3879
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3879
- Congress: 116
- Title: SOAR Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
- Introduced: 2019-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2019-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-3879 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3879)

## Related
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3879 (as of 2025-11-18).