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H.R. 4300: Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

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H.R. 4300: Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-01 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 254 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4300 (2021-07-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

Plain summary

Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act This bill makes the America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge, to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star Families. The pass covers the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for all federal recreational lands and waters.

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Official text

Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] · 151 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), David P. Joyce (R-OH), J. French Hill (R-AR), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Roger Williams (R-TX), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and 91 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] reported raising $9.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4300 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117