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Steve Daines (R-MT)

America the Beautiful Act

S. 1547 · Senate bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 34 Democratic cosponsors · See all 70 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "America the Beautiful Act," aims to amend title 54 of the United States Code regarding the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. It reauthorizes the fund and adjusts deposit amounts and timelines. The legislation modifies how funds are used, prioritizing specific deferred maintenance projects and defining what constitutes deferred maintenance. It also establishes new methods for soliciting public donations and handling the disposal of certain assets. Additionally, the bill introduces a surcharge for nonresident visitors to National Park System units and grants the Secretary of the Interior authority to license intellectual property.

Yes· 3 of 22

  • Scored +8

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    Provides significant funding and tools to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of federal lands.

  • Scored +6

    Does this repair or build roads and bridges?

    Specifically funds deferred maintenance for transportation projects including roads, bridges, and tunnels.

  • Scored +5

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    Allows Indian Tribes to enter into noncompetitive contracts for priority restoration projects.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    Imposes a new surcharge on nonresident visitors who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents.