House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

EQUAL Parks Act

H.R. 4937Introduced Aug 8, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: To codify the Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017, relating to promoting diversity and inclusion in our national parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters.

Sponsor: Rep. Emily Randall D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 8, 2025
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Latest action: Aug 8, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. 4937.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. RANDALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 136, August 8, 2025, Page H3688):
Article I Section 8
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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

7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats

0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Paul Tonko (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Emily Randall.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.