America the Beautiful pass bearing Trump's portrait

Date

Jan 1, 2026

Scope

Federal

Status

Enacted

Source

news.wttw.com ↗

What it is

The 2026 annual national parks pass for US residents

Who did it

Department of the Interior and National Park Service

Detail

The main annual pass replaced the winning entry of the public photo contest, a Glacier National Park image, with a close-up of the president's face; another design pairs him with George Washington. The Center for Biological Diversity sued on 2025-12-10, arguing federal law requires the contest photo. Like the $1 coin and the passport, it carries his likeness rather than his name.