H.R. 1225: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

Plain summary

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund into which, through FY2024, there shall be deposited an amount equal to 50% of all energy development revenues due to the federal government from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year. From such amounts 80% shall be allocated to the National Park Service for high-priority deferred maintenance projects, ensuring parity between transportation and nontransportation projects; 10% shall be for the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog; 5% shall be for the public access and recreation backlog on public lands; and 5% shall be for school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs. The Department of the Interior must submit to Congress, with the President's annual budget submission, a list of projects receiving allocations from the fund and a description of each such project. Interior, and other specified agencies, may accept cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts to reduce maintenance backlogs and encourage public-private partnerships.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · 329 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1225, Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (2019-09-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Seth Moulton (D-MA), John Joyce (R-PA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) and 269 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1225.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1225 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116