S. 2498 119th Congress Senate

National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act

Official title: A bill 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: July 29, 2025 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Land use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trails

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 5, 2026

Held at the desk.

Oct 5, 2026

Received in the House.

Sep 30, 2026

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 30, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 30, 2026

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5201-5203; text: CR S5201-5202)

Sep 17, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.

Sep 17, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Jul 29, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jul 21, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Jul 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jul 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now October 5, 2026

Held at the desk.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and …
Open Business Meeting Jul 29, 2026 · 9:30 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, …
Open Hearing Jul 21, 2026 · 4:30 PM EDT · National Parks Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 3 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
National Parks Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 1

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Jul 29, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2498: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2498/

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"S. 2498: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2498/.

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S. 2498, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2498/.

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