CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act

S. 3429 · Senate bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Democratic bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

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

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act," aims to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. It changes the Secretary's authority from being able to provide fee-free days to being required to provide them. The bill mandates specific free admission days for federal recreational lands and waters throughout the year. These include Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, National Park Week, Juneteenth, Great American Outdoors Day, National Public Lands Day, and Veterans Day.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +3

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Removing entrance fees on designated days reduces the cost barrier for accessing federal recreational lands.

  • Scored +3

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

    The bill promotes community service and volunteerism to support the National Park System and other federal lands.

  • Scored +2

    Would children be better off under this?

    Mandated free admission days provide increased access to public lands for families with children.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.