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S. 1037

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1037, the PARC Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 13, 2025 by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Mar 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 1037 has 7 co-sponsors.

s1037/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1037 IS: Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1037  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 13, 2025   Ms. Lummis  (for herself,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mrs. Capito ,  Mr. Justice ,  Mr. Barrasso , and  Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act    or the   PARC Act  .
2.
Acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System
Section 803(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6802(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(3)
Acceptance of cash payments required
The Secretary of the Interior shall require that any unit of the National Park System at which an entrance fee is charged in accordance with paragraph (1) accept cash as a form of payment for the entrance fee.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-13
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System.

Sponsors

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) sponsors S. 1037, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1037 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Mar 13, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 1037 has taken 2 actions since Mar 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 13, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Mar 13, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1037 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1037 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PARC Act — Display Title
  • PARC Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 1037 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.Computer technologyDistrict of Columbia16$120K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)16$120K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
STEPHEN REPLOGLE116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
ORACLE AMERICAN INC.CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1037 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1037’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s1037/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1037 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Parks, recreation areas, trails to User charges and fees.

s1037/subjects.txt
Parks, recreation areas, trailsUser charges and fees

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com