House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the use of the image of living political figures on the America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
Sponsor: Rep. Sarah Elfreth D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7251.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ELFRETH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1916):Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7251, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Democrats
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Scott Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sarah Elfreth.
- H.R. 4294 (119th) MAWS Act of 2026
- H.R. 1989 (119th) Protect Our Probationary Employees Act
- H.Res. 723 (119th) Recognizing the 180th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy.
- H.R. 5572 (119th) Help FEDS Act
- H.R. 6184 (119th) NOAA Data Preservation Act
- H.R. 5843 (119th) Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.