House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting America’s Treasures by Raising Inflow from Overseas Tourists (PATRIOT) Parks Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to collect a surcharge from international visitors to units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Riley Moore R-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4604.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOORE of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 125, July 22, 2025, Page H3554):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4604, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4604
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 594 (119th) Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries.
- H.R. 2147 (119th) Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025
- H.R. 8341 (119th) DEPORT Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 2308 (119th) PATRIOT Parks ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.