STARS Act
The summary
What this bill does
Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free date in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. On that date, Interior must waive (1) the entrance fees for all visitors of National Park Service sites; and (2) the standard amenity recreation fees for all visitors to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Reclamation. The Forest Service must waive the standard amenity recreation fees on that date for all visitors to sites it manages.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jul 2, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - UT District 2 · R-UT
Roll-call vote
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 4285 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| Policy Area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | July 2, 2025 |
| Latest Action | December 10, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 0 · House vote — · — views |