Military Families National Parks Access Enhancement Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9516.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-845 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 10, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported December 10, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/845

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9516, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9516

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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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. CHAVEZ-DeREMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 140, September 10, 2024, Page H5157):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving their country.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 10, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  330 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9516, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9516

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b2bfd2479e74388c51d62994db9144175000181d9d921bdeef9f893a3eefb13d

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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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