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119-hr-9282119th Congress

Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act

Sponsored By: Representative Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

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Summary

Free admission to the National Park System and other federal recreation lands on six named days each year. This bill would also let the Secretary designate additional fee-free days at their discretion.

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  • Families and visitors get guaranteed no-entry fees on six annual days, including Juneteenth and Veterans Day, making short trips cheaper for households.
  • Volunteer programs and community groups gain predictable, holiday-linked fee-free days intended to support volunteerism and national pride.
  • The Secretary receives explicit authority to add more fee-free days beyond the six, giving park managers flexibility to waive fees for events or outreach.

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Free park entry on six days

If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary to provide free admission or free use of Federal recreational lands and waters on six days each year. The six days are: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January); the first day of National Park Week in April; Juneteenth (June 19); Great American Outdoors Day (August 4); National Public Lands Day (fourth Saturday in September); and Veterans Day (November 11). The Secretary would also be allowed to designate additional fee-free days beyond these six. The change would apply to units of the National Park System and other Federal recreation areas.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 7/20/2026

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