H.R. 4937

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4937 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4937

To codify the Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017, relating to 
promoting diversity and inclusion in our national parks, national 
forests, and other public lands and waters.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 8, 2025

Ms. Randall (for herself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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

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A BILL

To codify the Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017, relating to 
promoting diversity and inclusion in our national parks, national 
forests, and other public lands and waters.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Quality and Universal 
Access to Lands and Parks Act'' or ``EQUAL Parks Act''.

SEC. 2. CODIFYING PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ON PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND 
INCLUSION IN PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS.

The Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017 (Promoting 
Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National Forests, and 
Other Public Lands and Waters; 82 Fed. Reg. 6179) shall have the force 
and effect of law.
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