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To codify the Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017, relating to promoting diversity and inclusion in our national parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters.
Summary
This bill codifies a Presidential Memorandum from January 12, 2017, into federal law, giving it the legal force of a statute. The memorandum concerns promoting diversity and inclusion in national parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters. By converting the memorandum into law, the bill makes the diversity and inclusion initiatives for federal public lands and waters permanent statutory requirements rather than relying on executive authority alone.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
7 cosponsors
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
Actions (2)
- Aug 8, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 8, 2025
Ms. Randall (for herself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To codify the Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017, relating to promoting diversity and inclusion in our national parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters.
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 “Expanding Quality and Universal Access to Lands and Parks Act” or “EQUAL Parks Act”.
SEC. 2. CODIFYING PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ON PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS.
The Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017 (Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National Forests, and Other Public Lands and Waters; 82 Fed. Reg. 6179) shall have the force and effect of law. <all>
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