H.R. 2798: To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

H.R. 2798: To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 248.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the Secretary with respect to lands under the respective jurisdiction), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period. Prohibits the Secretary, for persons holding such a permit, from assessing any additional fee for commercial filming activities and similar projects that occur in those areas during those hours. Bars the Secretary from prohibiting, as a motorized vehicle or under any other purposes, the use of cameras or related equipment used for commercial filming activities or similar projects in accordance with this Act on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to recover (under current law, collect) costs incurred as a result of filming activities or similar projects, including but not limited to, administrative and personnel costs.

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To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · 2 cosponsors

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Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2798.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2798 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113