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H.R. 1682119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
BELO’S Act
Sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) · 5 active : 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Where it standsBefore the House56 representatives score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedMay 13, 2025
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govBenefits that Endure for Lifetimes Of Service Act or BELO’S Act
This bill extends eligibility for a free lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass to any individual who is a survivor to a member of the Armed Forces whose death entitles the survivor to (1) a death gratuity (e.g., the servicemember died while on active duty or during inactive duty training), or (2) dependency and indemnity compensation.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture · HouseReferred to
- House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReferred to
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · SenateHearings by (full committee) · Referred to
Subjects
- Military personnel and dependents
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 8Swing 70–100
- 78Middle 30–70
- 14Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
5 activeShow all 5 cosponsors
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)
- Jason Crow (D-CO-6)
- Sanford D. Bishop (D-GA-2)
- John James (R-MI-10)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
