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S. 2258: Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

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S. 2258: Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-24 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] · 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. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

Plain summary

Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support park development and delivery of recreation services, and in so doing, help create or preserve jobs, and provide economic stimulus in communities impacted by the COVID-19 (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this bill for acquiring land or water that will be used to provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, developing or renovating outdoor recreational facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, improving delivery of recreation services to the public, and developing Native American event sites and cultural gathering spaces.

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Official text

Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] reported raising $9.5 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-s2258 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117