H.R. 4931 Passed the House Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] Introduced August 8, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action September 15, 2026

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Sep 15, 2026 Received in the Senate.
  2. Sep 14, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 14, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5562)
  4. Sep 14, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Sep 14, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4931.
  6. Sep 14, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5562-5563)
  7. Sep 14, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Sep 10, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 709.
  9. Sep 10, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-810.
  10. Jul 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Jul 22, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Jul 22, 2026 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

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