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H.R. 4931 119th Congress House

National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.

Introduced: August 8, 2025 Introduced by: Gregory F. Murphy Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Land use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trails
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2026
Received in the Senate.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:54 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:54 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5562)
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:54 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:46 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4931.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:46 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5562-5563)
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:46 PM EDT
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 709.
Sep 10, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-810.
Jul 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 22, 2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Dec 2, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov 25, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Aug 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now September 15, 2026

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act

This bill allows the National Park Service (NPS) to extend long-term leases of federal property within the national parks without complying with competitive bidding requirements if

  • the lessee entered into the lease no less than five years before the date on which the extension takes effect and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease, and
  • the NPS determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable NPS unit.
 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2498 National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4931: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4931/
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"H.R. 4931: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4931/.
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H.R. 4931, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4931/.
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