EQUAL Parks Act
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress August 8, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on August 8, 2025 by Emily Randall
Sponsors (6)
House Votes
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Senate Votes
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill would turn a 2017 presidential memo about diversity and inclusion on public lands into law. It would require federal agencies that run national parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters to follow that memo’s direction to promote diversity and inclusion for visitors and communities they serve.
Key points:
- Who is affected: Federal land and water agencies; people who visit or live near national parks, forests, and other public lands and waters.
- What changes: The 2017 memo on promoting diversity and inclusion would have the force of law, making its guidance mandatory rather than optional.
- Where it applies: National parks, national forests, and other public lands and waters.
- When: It would take effect upon becoming law.