S. 2969 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.

Introduced: October 3, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Became law

Oct 3, 2025

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

Oct 3, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now October 3, 2025

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes the law of the state in which a National Park System unit is located applicable to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on roads within a system unit.

Hearings & markups 1

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

Bill text 1 version

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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 7

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

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
4 filings
Treasury, Dept of
4 filings
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
3 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Curtis, John R.

Utah · Oct 3, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2969: A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2969/

MLA

"S. 2969: A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2969/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 2969, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2969/.

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[S. 2969: A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2969/)