S. 290 Reported by committee Public Lands and Natural Resources

Making National Parks Safer Act

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] Introduced January 29, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (1 D, 1 R, 1 I) Latest action July 23, 2026

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jul 23, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
  2. Jul 23, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  3. Feb 4, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Dec 9, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
  5. Jan 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482)
  6. Jan 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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