CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act

S. 3735 · 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 "Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act," seeks to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. It specifically targets the America the Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. The legislation would prohibit using the image of any living political figure on these passes. This includes current or former elected officials.

Yes

  • Scored +2

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

    The bill manages the branding and presentation of federal recreational land passes by preventing the use of living political figures.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill implements a rule to prevent partisan imagery on government-issued recreational passes.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.