HR6342-118

Reported

To promote and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans on Federal recreational lands and waters.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 9, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To promote and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans on Federal recreational lands and waters., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE5B80164C05043CB99C83C82269AE58B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military and Veterans in Parks Act or the MVP Act.
  • Section H32657160B29B4427A34637F4DE28374C: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term accessible trail means a trail that meets the requirements for a trail under the Architectural Barriers Act accessibility...
  • Section HFB09DCA9718A490EB606611EB9275557: 101. Accessible recreation inventory Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall— carry out a...
  • Section HD64805AB20704DB5BAFF9477436E7AFD: 102. Trail inventory Not later than 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall— conduct a comprehensive assessment of...
  • Section H54A5398D152D49058ACB2FF1401ED2FF: 103. Trail pilot program Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall carry out a pilot program to enter...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To promote and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans on Federal recreational lands and waters., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Transportation, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To promote and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans on Federal recreational lands and waters., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Transportation Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Moylan, …

Dec 18, 2024

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

Dec 18, 2024

Committees on Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs discharged; committed to the …

Nov 9, 2023

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Transportation Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §H32657160B29B4427A34637F4DE28374C

the Secretary of the Interior. The term Secretary concerned means— the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary

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