Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act

Bill: 119-hr-183
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement officers

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to law enforcement officers.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 183 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act . 2. National recreational passes for law enforcement officers and Firefighters Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Annual passes The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to— (A) a member of the Armed Forces and their dependents; or (B) a law enforcement officer or firefighter, who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by the Secretary. . (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Firefighter The term firefighter means any employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe who performs work directly related to suppressing fires, including wildland fires. (B) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer means any officer, agent, or employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of any violation of criminal law or who is authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 183 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act . 2. National recreational passes for law enforcement officers and Firefighters Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Annual passes The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to— (A) a member of the Armed Forces and their dependents; or (B) a law enforcement officer or firefighter, who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by the Secretary. . (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Firefighter The term firefighter means any employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe who performs work directly related to suppressing fires, including wildland fires. (B) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer means any officer, agent, or employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of any violation of criminal law or who is authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 170 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 183 [Report No. 119–207, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. McClintock 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 July 16, 2025 Additional sponsor: Mr. Onder July 16, 2025 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic July 16, 2025 Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2025 A BILL To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for law enforcement officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act . 2. National recreational passes for law enforcement officers and Firefighters Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Annual passes The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to— (A) a member of the Armed Forces and their dependents; or (B) a law enforcement officer or firefighter, who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by the Secretary. . (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Firefighter The term firefighter means any employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe who performs work directly related to suppressing fires, including wildland fires. (B) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer means any officer, agent, or employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of any violation of criminal law or who is authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders. .

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters. .

July 16, 2025 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments July 16, 2025 Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 183 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. McClintock 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 amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for law enforcement officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act . 2. National recreational passes for law enforcement officers Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Law enforcement officer discount The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to any law enforcement officer. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term law enforcement officer means any officer, agent, or employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe, authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders. .