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S. 119: Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015

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S. 119: Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015

Plain summary

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass to be made available at no charge to, and for the lifetime of, any veteran with a service-connected disability. (The Pass is currently made available at no charge to, and for the lifetime of, any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled.) Requires the entrance fees charged those who do not have a free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass to be adjusted to maintain total receipts.

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Official text

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s119 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114