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Our Parks Act

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Introduced 2025-12-10
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Officially: “Our Parks Act Read the full text

Public Lands and Natural Resources

What it does

The bill waives entrance fees at units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System that normally charge an entrance fee. The waiver applies on each federal holiday recognized under federal law.
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1Short title

This section gives the Act its official short name, the Our Parks Act, so it can be referred to by that name.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Our Parks Act .

2Waiver of entrance fees on Federal holidays

This section would add a new rule to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. At any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System where an entrance fee is otherwise charged, the Secretary would not be allowed to charge that entrance fee for a person entering on a Federal holiday listed in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code. In other words, entry to those parks and refuges would be free on Federal holidays even though an entrance fee applies on other days.

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2. Waiver of entrance fees on Federal holidays Section 803(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6802(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Federal holidays For each unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge System at which an entrance fee is charged under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not charge an entrance fee for entrance on a Federal holiday listed in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code. .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-12-10

In the House.

Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
13
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (2025-12-10).