Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 9250

Great American Outdoors Act 250

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Bruce Westerman RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

263 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Jared Huffman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Ezell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Joe Neguse DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Wesley Hunt RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Val T. Hoyle DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Julie Fedorchak RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Sarah Elfreth DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Julia Brownley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ryan K. Zinke RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Carol D. Miller RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jimmy Panetta DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Carey RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Adam Gray DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Don Bacon RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Dave Min DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Adelita S. Grijalva DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Kennedy RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jared F. Golden DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Troy Downing RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kevin Mullin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Michael Lawler RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Frank J. Mrvan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Daniel Webster RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ed Case DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John J. McGuire III RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Diana DeGette DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
David G. Valadao RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Scott H. Peters DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robert J. Wittman RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Emily Randall DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jennifer A. Kiggans RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Debbie Dingell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jefferson Van Drew RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Darren Soto DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Burgess Owens RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Nanette Diaz Barragán DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Carlos A. Gimenez RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Salud O. Carbajal DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jake Ellzey RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Josh Gottheimer DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Brett Guthrie RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Blake D. Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Yassamin Ansari DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
David J. Taylor RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Juan Vargas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Pete Stauber RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Janelle S. Bynum DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Elise M. Stefanik RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Pablo José Hernández DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Michael K. Simpson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Terri A. Sewell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Tim Walberg RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
J. Luis Correa DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jeff Crank RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Melanie A. Stansbury DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Young Kim RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Seth Magaziner DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
J. French Hill RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gabe Vasquez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mark E. Amodei RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cliff Bentz RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Thomas R. Suozzi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jeff Hurd RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Chellie Pingree DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Elijah Crane RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gabe Amo DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gabe Evans RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Angie Craig DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Laurel M. Lee RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ritchie Torres DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rudy Yakym III RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Sara Jacobs DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Derrick Van Orden RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Brittany Pettersen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Thomas P. Tiffany RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Teresa Leger Fernandez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Brian J. Mast RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Wesley Bell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jack Bergman RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John Garamendi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Celeste Maloy RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
William R. Keating DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Addison P. McDowell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mark DeSaulnier DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Collins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Henry Cuellar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Tony Wied RRepublican
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocrat
Kimberlyn King-Hinds RRepublican
Doris O. Matsui DDemocrat
Cory Mills RRepublican
Mary Gay Scanlon DDemocrat
Harriet M. Hageman RRepublican
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocrat
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RRepublican
Betty McCollum DDemocrat
Jason Smith RRepublican
Greg Stanton DDemocrat
Byron Donalds RRepublican
Gregory W. Meeks DDemocrat
Mike Bost RRepublican
Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocrat
Randy K. Weber, Sr. RRepublican
Steve Cohen DDemocrat
Vince Fong RRepublican
John W. Mannion DDemocrat
Nicholas J. Begich III RRepublican
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocrat
David P. Joyce RRepublican
Nikki Budzinski DDemocrat
Bill Huizenga RRepublican
Mike Quigley DDemocrat
Gus M. Bilirakis RRepublican
Dwight Evans DDemocrat
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublican
Luz M. Rivas DDemocrat
Mike Haridopolos RRepublican
Marilyn Strickland DDemocrat
Brad Finstad RRepublican
Andrea Salinas DDemocrat
John R. Moolenaar RRepublican
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocrat
Randy Fine RRepublican
Seth Moulton DDemocrat
Michael R. Turner RRepublican
Stephen F. Lynch DDemocrat
Dusty Johnson RRepublican
Zoe Lofgren DDemocrat
Nicholas A. Langworthy RRepublican
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RRepublican
Morgan McGarvey DDemocrat
Ann Wagner RRepublican
Sharice Davids DDemocrat
John W. Rose RRepublican
Brendan F. Boyle DDemocrat
Andy Barr RRepublican
Susie Lee DDemocrat
Troy Balderson RRepublican
Maggie Goodlander DDemocrat
Mark Alford RRepublican
Kathy Castor DDemocrat
Julia Letlow RRepublican
Ami Bera DDemocrat
Scott DesJarlais RRepublican
Shomari Figures DDemocrat
Brian Babin RRepublican
Jason Crow DDemocrat
James R. Baird RRepublican
Sean Casten DDemocrat
Jay Obernolte RRepublican
Jahana Hayes DDemocrat
Nathaniel Moran RRepublican
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DDemocrat
Troy E. Nehls RRepublican
Chris Pappas DDemocrat
Nicole Malliotakis RRepublican
Kim Schrier DDemocrat
Harold Rogers RRepublican
Frank Pallone, Jr. DDemocrat
Mike Rogers RRepublican
Lori Trahan DDemocrat
Ryan Mackenzie RRepublican
Ted Lieu DDemocrat
Gregory F. Murphy RRepublican
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocrat
Darin LaHood RRepublican
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocrat
Glenn Grothman RRepublican
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat
Mark B. Messmer RRepublican
Joaquin Castro DDemocrat
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RRepublican
Marc A. Veasey DDemocrat
Tracey Mann RRepublican
Joyce Beatty DDemocrat
Ken Calvert RRepublican
Jim Costa DDemocrat
John H. Rutherford RRepublican
Kristen McDonald Rivet DDemocrat
Max L. Miller RRepublican
Hillary J. Scholten DDemocrat
Andrew R. Garbarino RRepublican
Suzan K. DelBene DDemocrat
Riley M. Moore RRepublican
Robert Garcia DDemocrat
Pat Harrigan RRepublican
Mike Levin DDemocrat
Mike Flood RRepublican
Judy Chu DDemocrat
Daniel Meuser RRepublican
Jasmine Crockett DDemocrat
Michael Guest RRepublican
Norma J. Torres DDemocrat
Juan Ciscomani RRepublican
Jared Moskowitz DDemocrat
Tom Cole RRepublican
Joseph D. Morelle DDemocrat
Joe Wilson RRepublican
George Latimer DDemocrat
Neal P. Dunn RRepublican
Suhas Subramanyam DDemocrat
August Pfluger RRepublican
Rick Larsen DDemocrat
John James RRepublican
James R. Walkinshaw DDemocrat
Bryan Steil RRepublican
Lucy McBath DDemocrat
Marlin A. Stutzman RRepublican
April McClain Delaney DDemocrat
Monica De La Cruz RRepublican
Becca Balint DDemocrat
Matt Van Epps RRepublican
Jill N. Tokuda DDemocrat
Craig A. Goldman RRepublican
Marcy Kaptur DDemocrat
Ronny Jackson RRepublican
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocrat
Barry Moore RRepublican
Sarah McBride DDemocrat
Chuck Edwards RRepublican
James A. Himes DDemocrat
Tim Moore RRepublican
Adam Smith DDemocrat
James Gallagher RRepublican
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. DDemocrat
William R. Timmons IV RRepublican
Jake Auchincloss DDemocrat
Michael A. Rulli RRepublican
Gwen Moore DDemocrat
Trent Kelly RRepublican
Analilia Mejia DDemocrat
Michelle Fischbach RRepublican
Danny K. Davis DDemocrat
Darrell Issa RRepublican
Lizzie Fletcher DDemocrat
Virginia Foxx RRepublican
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat
Mike Kelly RRepublican
Eric Sorensen DDemocrat
Tom Barrett RRepublican
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. DDemocrat
Nick LaLota RRepublican
Ilhan Omar DDemocrat
Richard McCormick RRepublican
Kelly Morrison DDemocrat
Adrian Smith RRepublican
Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocrat
Beth Van Duyne RRepublican
Kweisi Mfume DDemocrat
Stephanie I. Bice RRepublican
Bradley Scott Schneider DDemocrat
David Kustoff RRepublican
Madeleine Dean DDemocrat
Brad Knott RRepublican
Laura Friedman DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  3. Committee Hearings Held
  4. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  5. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  6. Introduced in House
  7. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee (House)Markup By, June 24, 2026; Hearings By (full committee), June 12, 2026; Referred To, June 10, 2026
  • Agriculture Committee (House)Referred To, June 10, 2026

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

1 lobbying report name H.R. 9250, for 1 client.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 9250
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLPSecond quarter of 2026$20,000reported as income
  • DENNIS POTTER
  • DIMITRIOS KARAKITSOS
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 9250

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$2,500Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by DENNIS POTTER, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 142775)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$2,500Open the report
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)VINDMAN FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Rep. Eugene Vindman$2,500Open the report
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by DENNIS POTTER, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 142775)VINDMAN FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Rep. Eugene Vindman$2,500Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Rep. Mike Lawler$1,000Open the report
Michael Lawler RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by DENNIS POTTER, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 142775)LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Honoree: Rep. Mike Lawler$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$2,500Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by DENNIS POTTER, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 142775)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$2,500Open the report
Andrea Salinas DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONHonoree: Rep. Andrea Salinas$500Open the report
Andrea Salinas DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by DENNIS POTTER, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 142775)ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONHonoree: Rep. Andrea Salinas$500Open the report
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)BONAMICI FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici$1,000Open the report
Andrea Salinas DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONHonoree: Rep. Andrea Salinas$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocratCosponsorHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 18466)BONAMICI FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici$1,000Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 8 of the 264 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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