Amo Unveils PARK Act to Block Trump’s Plan to Force Nation to Celebrate His Birthday

Washington, DC – Ahead of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), unveiled the Preventing Authoritarian Resource Kidnapping or PARK Act, which would block President Trump from making admission to national parks free on his birthday, alongside Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) of the Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over the National Park Service, and six other colleagues.

“Donald Trump never learned ‘leave no trace.’ Now he’s once again trying to dirty our National Parks with self-absorbed antics,”said Congressman Gabe Amo. “Cancelling free admission on MLK Day and Juneteenth, while promoting his own birthday is perverse and wrong. I’m proud to introduce the PARK Act and push back against this madness. National Parks belong to all of us, not a President focused on selfishness, not service.”

"Donald Trump thinks our national parks should celebrate him like royalty while erasing the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Juneteenth,” said Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA). “It's pathetic, it's un-American, and it tells you everything you need to know about this president's priorities. Our national parks represent the best of America: our shared heritage, our natural treasures, our commitment to equality, not a shrine to one man's fragile ego. Our PARK Act will put American values back where they belong—above any president's vanity.”

The full text of the bill can be found here. 

This bill is cosponsored by Representatives Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA).
 

Background

Trump has long sought to leave his mark on our National Parks. He has said that he would like to be on Mount Rushmore, and Republicans in Congress introduced a bill to mar the memorial with his visage. As of January 1st, 2026, his face appears on many National Park Service admission passes. 

Congressman Amo has long been a champion of America’s best idea, our National Park Service. He joined a bipartisan group of Members calling for the Trump Administration to stop staffing cuts at the National Park Service. 
 

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