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S. 290 119th Congress Senate

Making National Parks Safer Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 29, 2025 Introduced by: John Barrasso Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsGovernment studies and investigationsParks, recreation areas, trails
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
Jul 23, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 4, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482)
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making National Parks Safer Act

This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a plan to install Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems, which are certain interoperable, digital, and secure Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls. 

Specifically, the NPS must assess the implementation status and estimated costs of such NG911 systems at existing emergency communications centers in NPS units. The NPS must also develop a plan, based on the assessment, to install NG911 systems at centers.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7031 Identical bill Making National Parks Safer Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Lobbying activity 14

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Jan 29, 2025
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 29, 2025
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 29, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 290: Making National Parks Safer Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-290/
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