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Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to law enforcement officers.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 183 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 183


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2025

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a 
free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law 
                 enforcement officers and firefighters.

    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 ``Law Enforcement Officer and 
Firefighter Recreation Pass Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PASSES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 
              FIREFIGHTERS.

    Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Annual passes.--The Secretary shall make the National 
        Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no 
        cost, to--
                    ``(A) a member of the Armed Forces and their 
                dependents; or
                    ``(B) a law enforcement officer or firefighter,
        who provide adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as 
        determined by the Secretary.''.
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Firefighter.--The term `firefighter' means 
                any employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit 
                of local government, or an Indian Tribe who performs 
                work directly related to suppressing fires, including 
                wildland fires.
                    ``(B) Law enforcement officer.--The term `law 
                enforcement officer' means any officer, agent, or 
                employee of the Federal Government, a State, a unit of 
                local government, or an Indian Tribe authorized by law 
                or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the 
                prevention, detection, or investigation of any 
                violation of criminal law or who is authorized by law 
                to supervise sentenced criminal offenders.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.