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H.R. 9282: Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act

This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to offer free admission or free use on certain federal recreational lands and waters on six specific days each year. It amends current law so these fee-free days would no longer be optional for those dates.

What days would be free

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January)
  • The first day of National Park Week in April
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19)
  • Great American Outdoors Day (August 4)
  • National Public Lands Day (the fourth Saturday in September)
  • Veterans Day (November 11)

What lands are affected

The bill applies to Federal recreational lands and waters, which includes places such as national parks and other federally managed outdoor recreation areas where entrance or use fees may normally be charged.

Other changes

The bill also includes findings from Congress saying that these fee-free days are intended to:

  • give people a chance to support public lands through community service, and
  • be aligned with important holidays or observances to encourage volunteerism and national pride.

Practical effect

If enacted, visitors would not have to pay entrance fees on the listed days at covered federal recreation sites. The bill does not appear to change fees on other days, and it does not eliminate fees in general.

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Date Action
Jun. 11, 2026 Introduced in House
Jun. 11, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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