H.R. 4285 · Passed House · Public Lands and Natural Resources

STARS Act

Sponsor: Celeste Maloy (R-UT)

What it does

• Designates September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free day honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States.
• Requires Interior to waive entrance fees at all National Park Service sites that day.
• Requires Interior to waive standard amenity recreation fees at Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Reclamation sites.
• Requires the Forest Service to waive standard amenity recreation fees at the sites it manages.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Dec 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources