House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PARKS Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for free annual passes to licensed foster families.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 30, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9145.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FULCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 95, June 4, 2026, Page H3908):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9145, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9145
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 or a committee report (as of August 25, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Russ Fulcher.
- H.R. 1687 (119th) CLEAN Act
- H.R. 331 (119th) To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
- H.R. 859 (119th) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- H.R. 5576 (119th) Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- H.R. 8007 (119th) SILVER Act
- H.R. 6499 (119th) Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
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.