Bill in Congress to increase Senior park pass to $80

Looking at the link for the Senate version, it appears that there hasn't been any action on it in over a year. Maybe I don't understand the process well but it doesn't seem like anything will be happening soon.

This is the lame duck session, nothing will be passed that wasn't on the urgent burner.

Thanks to this posting, I secured my pass today.

Bummer, DW has hers but I'm not eligible for another five months.

EV2 wrote:
For anyone wishing to pay additional, there is absolutely nothing preventing you from purchasing additional senior passes for spares.

Buying a spare is a good idea but not for your reason. Put the spare in a safe place for use if your original is lost. The fed will not replace lost passes.

If you want to help the parks, most of them have a donation box in or near the office.

EV2 wrote:
For anyone wishing to pay additional, there is absolutely nothing preventing you from purchasing additional senior passes for spares.

:B I sooooo much agree with you. Some girls are easy...:)

I'm all for senior discounts. The spoils should be there for those that have paid their dues in life.

We'll also see what the millions of Baby Boomer Americans feel about it as they crawl into retirement going forward - realizing that they don't have any money to either retire on or RV on ... at least that's according to everything I'm reading about the future for upcoming seniors in the U.S..

dave54 wrote:
Get it now.

Mine says lifetime, and I am going to hold them to it.

Me too! Best deal there is.

We paid $80 every year for our Pass and it was well worth it

Now we have the Lifetime Pass and at $10 it was an amazing bargain

Even at $80 for Lifetime it would be under priced.

Raising Lifetime Pass price would NOT be bad or harmful to anyone

EV2 wrote:
For anyone wishing to pay additional, there is absolutely nothing preventing you from purchasing additional senior passes for spares.

A different perspective (but as silly as the one presented above):

If they raise the price and you don't think it is worth your $80, then don't buy it. Then either pay full price at National Parks and Forests or don't visit them.

I don't believe anyone here said they actually WANTED to pay more money. Just that some felt it was a very good deal at $10, but that it would still be a good deal at $80.

For anyone wishing to pay additional, there is absolutely nothing preventing you from purchasing additional senior passes for spares.