National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act passed the House 402 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedAug 8, 2025
ReportedJul 22, 2026
Passed one chamberSep 14, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 86 words.
National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act This bill allows the National Park Service (NPS) to extend long-term leases of federal property within the national parks without complying with competitive bidding requirements if the lessee entered into the lease no less than five years before the date on which the extension takes effect and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease, and the NPS determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable NPS unit.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 109 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to engrossed in house · 276 words
- Subjects
- Land use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trails
- Latest action
- Sep 15, 2026: Received in the Senate.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 2498 National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]