# 119-hr-4285: STARS Act

119-hr-4285, STARS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4285
- Congress: 119
- Title: STARS Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-07-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Designates September 17, 2026 as a one-day nationwide fee-free date for federally managed recreation sites.** The bill would waive entrance fees at National Park Service sites that charge them and would waive standard amenity recreation fees on that date at sites run by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service that charge those fees. The waiver uses the fee definitions in the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act and applies only to sites charging the fees on that date.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free day at federal parks in 2026: benefit, low. If enacted, you could visit many federal sites for free on September 17, 2026. National Park Service sites that normally charge an entrance fee would be free to enter that day. The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Reclamation would waive their standard amenity rec…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-6809: Alyssa’s Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4285)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-6809: Alyssa’s Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6809)
- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4285 (as of 2026-09-10).