S. 2896 · 119th Congress · Senate

STARS Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Sep 18, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free date in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. On that date, Interior must waive (1) the entrance fees for all visitors of National Park Service or National Wildlife Refuge System sites; and (2) the standard amenity recreation fees for all visitors to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation. The Forest Service must waive the standard amenity recreation fees on that date for all visitors to sites it manages.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 18, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. SEP 18, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. SEP 18, 2025IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Sep 18, 2025

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