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Bill · 119th Congress · S 290
Making National Parks Safer Act
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Introduced 2025-01-29Topic: public safety · infrastructure utilities · technology privacySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceMaking 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.
Sponsors
- John Barrasso Republican sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469. | |
| 2026-07-23 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-07-23 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238. | refer |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482) | refer |
| 2025-01-29 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |