119th Congress
S. 290
Making National Parks Safer Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Introduced
- Jan 29, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Official text
- Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469. - Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. - Dec 9, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238. - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482) - Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate