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H.R. 6603

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6603, the Our Parks Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 10, 2025 by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Dec 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 6603 has 12 co-sponsors.

hr6603/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6603 IH: Our Parks Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-10
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6603  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 10, 2025   Mr. Torres of New York  (for himself and  Ms. Clarke of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to waive entrance fees to national parks on Federal holidays, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Our Parks Act  .
2.
Waiver of entrance fees on Federal holidays
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)
Federal holidays
For each unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge System at which an entrance fee is charged under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not charge an entrance fee for entrance on a Federal holiday listed in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to waive entrance fees to national parks on Federal holidays, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) sponsors H.R. 6603, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6603 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Dec 10, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6603 has taken 2 actions since Dec 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 6603 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6603 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to waive entrance fees to national parks on Federal holidays, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Our Parks Act — Display Title
  • Our Parks Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6603 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6603’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr6603/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6603, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TORRES of New York:H.R. 6603.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Seciton 8[Page H5562]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com