# 119-s-290: Making National Parks Safer Act

119-s-290, Making National Parks Safer Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-290
- Congress: 119
- Title: Making National Parks Safer Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Upgrading National Park emergency centers to Next Generation 9-1-1** would modernize how parks receive and share 9-1-1 requests and related data. It would require a one-year assessment and then a second one-year window to develop an installation plan based on that assessment. - Visitors would benefit from emergency centers that can receive 9-1-1 requests and related data and share them with responders across jurisdictions, improving information flow during incidents. - Park superintendents and units would get an assessment within 1 year to identify which centers lack NG9-1-1 and to estimate costs to purchase, maintain, and operate those systems. - State and local emergency operations officials would be consulted to ensure interoperability and coordinated technical and legal arrangements. - Congress and the public would receive a Department of the Interior report with implementation status, cost estimates, and issues such as jurisdictional, technological, and legal challenges.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Upgrade 9-1-1 in National Parks: benefit, low. This bill would require the Interior Secretary to assess park emergency communications within one year of enactment. The assessment would check which centers have Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. It would estimate costs to buy, maintain, and operate those systems. The Secretary would send the report…

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## Sources
- [119-s-290 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/290)

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- [119-s-383: JOBS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-383)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-290 (as of 2026-09-10).