Motorcycle riders get companion-bike pass coverage under federal parks program
H.R. 4386 — America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act · Filed by Tim Walberg (R-MI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to clarify that the America the Beautiful interagency pass (which grants entrance to national parks and federal recreational lands) covers not only the passholder and passengers in a single vehicle, but also—if the passholder is on a motorcycle—one additional accompanying motorcycle and its passengers. The change benefits motorcycle riders by allowing them to bring a companion motorcycle under a single pass.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a narrow, technical amendment to clarify entrance privileges under an existing federal pass program. It does not create new policy but rather removes ambiguity about how the pass applies to motorcycles, making it a definitional/clarification measure rather than a substantive policy shift.
What the text implies
- The amendment may create administrative questions about what constitutes 'accompanying' a motorcycle (proximity, timing, group composition) that the National Park Service and other agencies will need to clarify in implementing regulations.
- The provision applies only to per-vehicle fee structures; its effect on annual pass holders or other fee models is not addressed and may require separate guidance.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Motorcycle riders gain a tangible recreational benefit—the ability to bring a companion motorcycle under a single pass without paying an additional entrance fee. This expands access equity for a specific user group without restricting anyone else's access or imposing new costs on the public.
Named in the bill
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, America the Beautiful Pass
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 14, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 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…”
- Sep 18, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Nov 20, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Nov 20, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2362)”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $16,950,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 254 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Tim Walberg, the sponsor, reported $825,948 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $16,950,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,037 characters) on May 19, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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