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H.R. 105

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Summary

H.R. 105, the Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


Record

Text

H.R. 105 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb105/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 105 IH: Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-03
text/xml
EN
Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act .
2.
Increase for recreational public access
Subsection (c) of section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking 3 percent and inserting 10 percent ; and
(2)
by striking $15,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb105/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act

This bill increases the amount made available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for recreational public access projects on federal land.

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 105 alone.

Committees

H.R. 105 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 105 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 105 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 105 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act — Display Title
  • Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 105 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.New York16

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.16

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LESLEY KANE-SZYNAL116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.2026 second_quarter$155K2nd Quarter - Report
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.2025 third_quarter$125K3rd Quarter - Report
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.2026 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$85K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 105 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 105’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr105/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 105 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Parks, recreation areas, trails.

hr105/subjects.txt
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 105, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 105.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this bill is to amend title 54,United States Code, to increase public access to recreationalareas on Federal land.[Page H39]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com