Every Kid Outdoors Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Every Kid Outdoors Act
This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders or home- schooled learners who are 10 years old and reside in the United States free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access.
Such Departments shall issue such students annual passes, upon request, which shall allow free access to
- a per-vehicle fee area for the student and any passengers accompanying the student in a private, noncommercial vehicle or for up to three adults accompanying the student on bicycles; or
- a per-person fee area for the student and up to three adults accompanying the student.
In carrying out such program, such departments
- may collaborate with state park systems that opt to implement a complementary Every Kid Outdoors State park pass,
- may coordinate with the Department of Education to implement the program,
- shall maintain a publicly available website that provides information about the program,
- may provide visitor services, and
- may support approved partners of the federal lands and waters by furnishing them with opportunities for participation in the program.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Feb 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1584.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 47 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Every Kid Outdoors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
