S. 290 · 119th Congress
Making National Parks Safer Act
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 29, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Making National Parks Safer Act
Latest action (Jul 23, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 29, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.