Protect our Parks Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced
Summary
Restore full staffing at the National Park Service. This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to fill all National Park Service positions and reinstate employees removed or terminated since Jan. 20, 2025, using previously appropriated funds. It would also require the Secretary to continue carrying out NPS projects funded under four specified laws so those ongoing projects keep moving forward.
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- Visitors: More staff at parks aims to improve visitor safety and enjoyment and speed up basic maintenance and services.
- Park employees: Individuals involuntarily removed or terminated between Jan. 20, 2025 and the bill's enactment would be reinstated.
- Park projects and infrastructure: Projects funded under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the Great American Outdoors Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act would continue to be carried out.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Rehire and fill National Park jobs
Within 30 days of enactment, the Interior Secretary would fill vacant park and maintenance jobs, using existing funds. The Department would reinstate any National Park Service workers involuntarily removed between January 20, 2025, and enactment. This could restore pay and job security for affected employees and improve visitor safety and services.
Keep funded National Park projects going
If enacted, the Interior Secretary would keep carrying out park projects that already have money. This includes projects funded under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the Great American Outdoors Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It would apply only to projects already authorized or appropriated, helping avoid pauses in maintenance, construction, and services.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
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