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Making National Parks Safer Act (H.R. 7031)

Introduced
Introduced 1/13/2026•119th Congress•House

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

3/18/2026 • House

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.

Introduced in House • 1/13/2026

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Topics & Subjects

Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsFirst responders and emergency personnelParks, recreation areas, trails

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

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Sponsor

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Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

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Sponsored 1/13/2026

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Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 13, 2026

Committee Review

March 18, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Floor Debate

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President

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House1/13/2026

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Bill TypeHR
Current StatusIntroduced
Cosponsors1

Sources and method

· Record updated Apr 13, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated Apr 13, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 4:13 PM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 13, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 4:13 PM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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