H.R. 4386 · Passed House · Public Lands and Natural Resources

America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)

What it does

• Allows an additional motorcycle, with passengers, to accompany a motorcyclist holding an America the Beautiful Annual Pass on federal recreational lands and waters.
• Reverses a 2024 Interior decision that limited pass coverage to one motorcycle rather than two.
• Specifies that the pass covers the entrance fee and standard amenity fee for the passholder, their passengers, and one additional motorcycle with its passengers.
• Codifies current Interior policy that the pass covers fees for a passholder and passengers in a noncommercial vehicle.

Official summary

America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act This bill allows an additional motorcycle, including passengers, to accompany a motorcyclist with an America the Beautiful Annual Pass when visiting federal recreational lands and waters. In 2024, the Department of the Interior limited the pass coverage to one motorcycle per pass rather than two. The bill specifies that the pass must cover the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for the passholder and any passengers on the motorcycle along with one additional motorcycle with its passengers. The bill also codifies current Interior policy that the pass covers the fees for a passholder and any accompanying passengers in a noncommercial vehicle.

Latest action

Mar 4, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources