Every Kid Outdoors Act
- Last Action
- 3/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2019-02-13Referred 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.
- 2019-02-13Referred 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.
- 2019-02-13Referred 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.
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-13 (00)
Every Kid Outdoors Act
This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders or home- schooled learners who are 10 years old and reside in the United States free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access.
Such Departments shall issue such students annual passes, upon request, which shall allow free access to
- a per-vehicle fee area for the student and any passengers accompanying the student in a private, noncommercial vehicle or for up to three adults accompanying the student on bicycles; or
- a per-person fee area for the student and up to three adults accompanying the student.
In carrying out such program, such departments
- may collaborate with state park systems that opt to implement a complementary Every Kid Outdoors State park pass,
- may coordinate with the Department of Education to implement the program,
- shall maintain a publicly available website that provides information about the program,
- may provide visitor services, and
- may support approved partners of the federal lands and waters by furnishing them with opportunities for participation in the program.
Cosponsors (20)
- Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
Subjects
- Child health
- Elementary and secondary education
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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