House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide that entrance fees shall not be charged for entry to Federal recreational lands and water on certain days, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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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. 9282.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 99, June 11, 2026, Pages H4112-H4113):This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1Sec. 8Cl. 18). Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have no bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 460 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9282, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9282
- 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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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
26 cosponsors — 26 Democrats
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Wesley Bell (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Sam Liccardo (D-CA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Emily Randall (D-WA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- H.R. 5185 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
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- H.R. 4332 (119th) YALI Act of 2025
- H.R. 4505 (119th) Export Controls Enforcement Act
- H.R. 7669 (119th) Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
- H.R. 4995 (119th) Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
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Sponsor’s state and district
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