House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

H.R. 4300Introduced Jul 1, 2021Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA

Where it went

IntroducedJul 1, 2021
Committee actionJul 15, 2021
Passed HouseJul 29, 2021 · 420–0
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 30, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4300.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-105 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 26, 2021.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 4300, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 115, July 1, 2021, Page H3601):
U.S. Constitution, Article 1 Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 1, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 4300, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

151 cosponsors — 124 Republicans, 27 Democrats

27 of 151 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and 121 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.