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H.R. 5541: Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

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Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

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Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act This bill expands and permanently reauthorizes the Every Kid Outdoors Program, which provides passes for free access to federal lands and waters to certain students and accompanying individuals. The existing program applies to fourth-grade students (of any age) and home school learners who are 10 years old. The bill expands the program to include fifth-grade students (of any age) and home-schooled learners who are 11 years of age.

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Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] · 19 cosponsors

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Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr5541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills