A resolution commemorating June 19, 2025, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
- Last Action
- 6/25/2025
Actions
- 2026-07-23Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
- 2026-07-23Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- 2026-07-23Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- 2026-02-04Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025-12-09Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- 2025-01-29Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482)
- 2025-01-29Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-29 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (3)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency communications systems
- Government studies and investigations
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
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