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119-s-949119th CongressWALLET

Protect our Parks Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Introduced

Summary

Would require the Secretary of the Interior to make sure units of the National Park System are fully staffed to protect visitors and park resources. It also would reinstate employees removed between January 20, 2025 and February 25, 2025 and let the Service continue certain funded projects.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Restore National Park Service jobs

If enacted, the Interior Secretary would use funds already appropriated to refill vacant National Park Service jobs. The bill would require filling all maintenance staff positions and ensuring parks are fully staffed for visitor safety and resource protection. If you were involuntarily removed or fired from NPS employment between Jan 20, 2025 and Feb 25, 2025, you would be reinstated.

Continue funded National Park projects

If enacted, the Interior Secretary would be allowed to keep carrying out National Park Service projects that already have authorized or appropriated funds. This applies to 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. Contractors, nearby communities, and park visitors could benefit from continued work.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/31/2025

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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