S. 290 · 119th Congress · Senate

Making National Parks Safer Act

Active· Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Introduced
Jan 29, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 04, 2026Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

    Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  2. FEB 04, 2026Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

    Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  3. DEC 09, 2025Committee

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

  4. JAN 29, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  5. JAN 29, 2025IntroReferral

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

    (text: CR S481-482)

    481Yea
    482Nay
    0NV

Committees

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Feb 4, 2026

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National Parks Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 9, 2025

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jan 29, 2025

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