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Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the use of the image of living political figures on the America the Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to add a restriction on what images can appear on the America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of images of living current or former elected officials or other living political figures on the pass. The bill does not change any other aspects of how the pass is managed or used.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
24 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Sarah Elfreth’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NAI MICHAEL $16,450
- CI RENEWABLES $11,100
- HASI $10,600
- BUCH CONSTRUCTION $10,000
- SHALOM TIKVAH $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Sarah Elfreth → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Mar 20, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. · house
- Jan 27, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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
- Jan 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2026
Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Titus, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the use of the image of living political figures on the America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
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 “Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act”.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON USE OF IMAGES FOR RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS.
Section 805(a)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “competition”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: “The image used on the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass may not include a living current or former elected official or other living political figure.”. <all>
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