Making National Parks Safer Act (S. 290)
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
7/23/2026 • Senate
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 Senate • 1/29/2025
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Bill Journey
Originated in the Senate
Introduced
January 29, 2025
Committee Review
December 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
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- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in Senate” version, Jan 29, 2025 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
- CBO cost estimatesCongressional Budget OfficeCost estimatesLatest estimate Mar 20, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
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