S 290

Making National Parks Safer Act

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.

Bill status

Status
Reported
Sponsor
Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Cosponsors
3
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2026-07-23: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2026-02-04: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 2025-12-09: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
  • 2025-01-29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482)
  • 2025-01-29: Introduced in Senate