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To prohibit National Park System entrance fee waivers commemorating the birthday of a sitting President, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would prohibit units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System from waiving or reducing entrance fees to commemorate the birthday of a sitting President. The restriction would not apply if the President's birthday coincides with an established Federal holiday. The bill applies to all park units that charge entrance fees under Federal law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
8 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
Actions (2)
- Jan 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Jan 15, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2026
Mr. Amo (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Goldman of New York, and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To prohibit National Park System entrance fee waivers commemorating the birthday of a sitting President, and for other purposes.
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 “Protecting America’s Resources from Kings Act” or the “PARK Act”.
SEC. 2. NO ENTRANCE FEE WAIVER FOR CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHDAYS.
For each unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge System at which an entrance fee is charged under section 803(e)(1) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(e)(1)), the entrance fee may not be waived or otherwise reduced to commemorate the birthday of a sitting President, unless the birthday coincides with a Federal holiday listed in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code. <all>
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