{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-4300","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 4300","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-07-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-07-29","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h254","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act","result":"Passed","yea":420,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll254.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","date":"2021-07-30"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-07-29","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill makes the America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge, to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star Families. The pass covers the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for all federal recreational lands and waters."}],"words":52},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to add veterans, Gold Star Family members, and members of the Armed Forces and their dependents to its provisions on recreation passes.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh#H37A58E31D4894C7E881859C4B4361ABD"}]},"core_areas":["Federal recreational lands passes for service members, veterans, and Gold Star Families"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Replaces a subparagraph of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act's pass provision, now headed \"Lifetime passes,\" with text covering any veteran who provides adequate proof of military service as determined by the Secretary.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh#H37A58E31D4894C7E881859C4B4361ABD"}},{"text":"Adds to the same provision any member of a Gold Star Family who meets the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh#H37A58E31D4894C7E881859C4B4361ABD"}},{"text":"Changes the paragraph headed \"Annual passes\" to cover members of the Armed Forces and their dependents who provide adequate proof of eligibility as determined by the Secretary.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh#H37A58E31D4894C7E881859C4B4361ABD"}},{"text":"Changes the subsection heading to \"Free and discounted\" and replaces the words \"age and disability discounted\" with \"age discount and lifetime\" in subsection (a)(4) of the Act's pass provision.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh#H37A58E31D4894C7E881859C4B4361ABD"}},{"text":"Provides that the budgetary effects of the Act under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 are determined by the latest \"Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation\" statement submitted by the House Budget Committee Chairman before the vote on passage.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh#HF1A790FE07BB4D1FA4FAABB8C50FCE39"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-07-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4300/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-4300.png","v":"c632357c68fc","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4300, 117th Congress: Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act. House: 420 Yea, 0 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Jul 2021."}}