# 119-hr-4937: EQUAL Parks Act

119-hr-4937, EQUAL Parks Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4937
- Congress: 119
- Title: EQUAL Parks Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes the 2017 Presidential Memorandum on promoting diversity and inclusion in national parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters into law.** This bill would convert the January 12, 2017 memorandum into binding statutory requirements for federal agencies that manage those lands and waters.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Require parks to follow diversity memo: benefit, medium. This bill would give the January 12, 2017 diversity memo for public lands the force of law (82 Fed. Reg. 6179). If enacted, agencies that run national parks, forests, and other public lands would have to follow its inclusion rules. They could change outreach, access, hiring, and visitor services to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4937 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4937)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4937 (as of 2026-04-21).