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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7251

Introduced

Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act

Sponsor
DSarah Elfreth· Maryland
Introduced
January 27, 2026
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.March 20, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7251 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7251

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the 
use of the image of living political figures on the America the 
Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 27, 2026

Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, 
Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lieu, 
Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. 
Titus, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) 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

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to prohibit the 
use of the image of living political figures on the America the 
Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.

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 ``Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON USE OF IMAGES FOR RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS.

Section 805(a)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``competition''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``The image used on 
the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass may not 
include a living current or former elected official or other 
living political figure.''.
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