United States

S. 290

Making National Parks Safer Act

Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Introduced in Senate): 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.

Reported by committee 23 July 2026

Record as of 23 July 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

23 July 2026 Reported by committee
What's next: Floor scheduling (leadership decides if and when it gets a vote)
23 July 2026 Placed on calendar (Senate)
2 more actions
1. 4 February 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2. 9 December 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
29 January 2025 Referred to committee
29 January 2025 Introduced in Senate

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