Huffman, Colleagues Unveil PARK Act to Block Trump’s Plan to Force Nation to Celebrate His Birthday

President Donald Trump recently cancelled free admission to national parks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth, instead instituting free admission on his birthday

January 16, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), 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 Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01).

"Donald Trump thinks our national parks should celebrate him like royalty while erasing the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Juneteenth,” said Rep. Huffman. “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.”

“Donald Trump never learned ‘leave no trace.’ Now he’s once again trying to dirty our National Parks with self-absorbed antics,” said Rep. 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.”

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 and Goldman (D-NY).

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.

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