Families of fallen soldiers get free park passes for life
H.R. 1682 — BELO’S Act · Filed by Gabe Evans (R-CO) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill gives free passes to national parks to families of soldiers who died in service. The passes last for life. Spouses, kids, and parents of the dead soldiers can use them.
Who it affects
Families of soldiers who died in service get the passes. The public pays a small cost in lost park fees.
One thing to notice
The bill uses records the government already has to decide who gets passes. No new paperwork system is needed.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Feb 27, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 27, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period…”
- May 13, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
- May 13, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- national parks — Parks and outdoor areas owned and run by the U.S. government.
- soldiers who died in service — Military workers who died while serving in the armed forces.
- passes — Documents that let people enter parks for free.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (535 characters) on Jul 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,928 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-03.
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