HR 5254
Advanced toward a vote
Authorizes the Interior Secretary to sign a one-time agreement of up to five years with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events at Gateway Arch National Park, including in its buildings.
Official title: Gateway Partnership Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
10-SEP-2025
Referred
10-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
22-JAN-2026
Reported
02-MAR-2026
On the calendar
02-MAR-2026
Passed
16-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
17-MAR-2026
Approved by committee
29-JUL-2026
Reported
17-SEP-2026
On the calendar
17-SEP-2026
- Allows a one-time agreement of up to five years between the Interior Secretary and the foundation, which can give the foundation exclusive use of specified park buildings on set dates and times.
- Caps the number of events per month, requires National Park Service staffing for public safety, and requires liability insurance that names the United States as additionally insured.
- Limits events to activities consistent with park purposes, bars activities that degrade the park, and bars events that disrupt public access; the Secretary charges fees and may recover event-related costs.
- Ends the agreement authority and any existing agreements 7 years after enactment, and requires a report to Congress on implementation within 4 years.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (02-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- National Parks Subcommittee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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1 Republican