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STARS Act

Introduced Jul 2, 2025 · Last action Dec 10, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Summary

This legislation is called the STARS Act. It is being reviewed by a committee.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4285 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4285

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
         the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 2, 2025

  Ms. Maloy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee
free date in 2026 at National Park Service sites in order to celebrate
         the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Semiquincentennial Tourism and
Access to Recreation Sites Act'' or the ``STARS Act''.

SEC. 2. FREE ENTRANCE TO NPS SITES IN HONOR OF AMERICA'S 250TH
              ANNIVERSARY.

    In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United States of America,
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the
National Park Service, shall designate September 17, 2026, as an
entrance-fee free date on which admission is free to all visitors with
respect to each National Park Service site that charges an entrance
free.
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Status

Passed Both Chambers

  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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