S 290 119th Congress Senate In Committee

Making National Parks Safer Act

Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · Feb 4, 2026

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Legislative 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.

Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Sponsor
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Independent · WY
Cosponsors (3)
Sen. KingSen. HickenlooperSen. Hyde-Smith

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