HR 7251 · 119th Congress 2025โ€“2027

Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act

Latest action · Mar 20, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2026 to May 12, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-CATed LieuOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-AZYassamin AnsariOriginalJan 27, 2026
D-WIMark PocanFeb 2, 2026
D-ORMaxine DexterFeb 2, 2026
D-VAEugene Simon VindmanMar 4, 2026
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneMar 24, 2026
D-CTJahana HayesApr 9, 2026
D-MOWesley BellApr 9, 2026
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 16, 2026
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 12, 2026
D-NYPaul TonkoMay 12, 2026

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 27, 2026
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jan 27, 2026
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2026

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  2. Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 27, 2026Referred 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.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 19, January 27, 2026, page H1916.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3735Prohibit Partisan Park Passes ActRelated billJan 29, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the use of the image of living political figures on the America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Prohibit Partisan Park Passes 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.

  1. Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House

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