The Every Kid Outdoors program gives fourth-grade students and their families free admission to national parks and other federal public lands for the full school year. This bill makes the program permanent and expands eligibility to include fifth graders and home-schooled children who are 10 or 11 years old. It authorizes $25 million per year to run and promote the program, with dedicated funding for transportation services for schools with the greatest financial need and targeted outreach to underserved communities and children with disabilities. Without a permanent authorization, the program would have to be renewed periodically by Congress to keep operating.
Average Household Impact
- Free federal land access for families — Permanently authorized and expanded to 4th and 5th grade students, with $25M/year including transportation support for lower-income schools
Congressional Summary
Every Kid Outdoors Reauthorization ActThis 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-09-23
- Date Added
- 2026-06-19
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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