S. 1547 · 119th Congress

America the Beautiful Act

Introduced on May 1, 2025 by Steve Daines (R-MT). 70 cosponsors, 34 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 17, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 1, 2025
Cosponsors
70
34 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government trust funds
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intellectual property
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • User charges and fees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Steve DainesR-MTSponsor

Democrats · 34

Independents · 1

Republicans · 35

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 1, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. May 1, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Jun 17, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jun 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Jun 17, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jun 17, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Parks Conservation Association9 reports
    $767.4K reported (all issues)
  2. Open Space Institute, Inc.9 reports
    $495K reported (all issues)
  3. Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  4. U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  5. Western States Tourism Policy Council5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  6. American Society of Landscape Architects4 reports
    $248.6K reported (all issues)
  7. APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  8. Recreation Vehicle Industry Association, Inc.3 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  9. The Conservation Alliance3 reports
    $21.6K reported (all issues)
  10. AECOM2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AECOM SERVICES, LLC$3.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. BRUNSWICK CORPORATION2 reports
    $281K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BRUNSWICK CORP$44.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%
  12. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers2 reports
    $19.6K reported (all issues)
  13. Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Association2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  14. Recreational Equipment, Inc.2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  15. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation2 reports
    $18K reported (all issues)
  16. The Trust for Public Land2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  17. Trout Unlimited2 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  18. AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION1 report
  19. American Society of Civil Engineers1 report
    $303.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  21. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)
  22. ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  23. East Bay Regional Park District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT$305.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.1 report
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  25. NATIONAL TOUR ASSOCIATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  26. PeopleForBikes Coalition1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  27. Protect Our Winters Action Fund1 report
  28. RECREATION VEHICLE DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA1 report
  29. SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION1 report
    $395K reported (all issues)
  30. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY1 report
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. THE CONSERVATION FUND1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPAI match · 95%
  32. The Nature Conservancy1 report
    $900K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  33. United States Tour Operators Association1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.