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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5541

Introduced

Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

Sponsor
DYassamin Ansari· Arizona
Introduced
September 23, 2025
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.December 2, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5541 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5541

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 
Recreation Act to permanently authorize the Every Kid Outdoors program, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 23, 2025

Ms. Ansari (for herself, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bynum, Mr. 
Carson, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
Magaziner, Ms. McBride, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. 
Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 
Recreation Act to permanently authorize the Every Kid Outdoors program, 
and for other purposes.

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 ``Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EVERY KID OUTDOORS REAUTHORIZATION.

Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 16 U.S.C. 6804 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``or home-schooled 
learner 10'' and inserting ``or fifth grader or home-schooled 
learner who is 10 or 11'';
(2) in the heading for subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking 
``in grade four''; and
(3) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows:
``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated for use by the Secretaries in carrying out 
paragraph (3), $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to--
``(A) provide operational and staff support for the 
program, including coordination for the National Park 
Service to provide operational and staff support in 
carrying out the activities of the program;
``(B) promote the program and distribute resources 
related to the program to schools, youth-serving 
organizations, parents, and caregivers;
``(C) provide transportation services related to 
the program to schools and youth-serving organizations 
with the greatest financial needs; and
``(D) launch targeted outreach related to the 
program for underserved communities and children with 
disabilities.''.
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