S. 290 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
Making National Parks Safer Act
IntroducedJan 29, 2025
ReportedFeb 4, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 78 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 277 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 757 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsGovernment studies and investigationsParks, recreation areas, trails
- Latest action
- Jul 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
- 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.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 7031 Making National Parks Safer Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]