Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act

Bill: 116-hr-5998
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-27
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2020 Mr. Golden (for himself and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families.

1. Gold Star Families Parks Pass (a) Short title This Act may be referred to as the Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act . (b) Gold Star Families parks pass Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ; 118 Stat. 3386), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Gold Star Families Parks Pass The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to members of Gold Star Families, as defined by section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36. .