House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Connect Our Parks Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 11, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5919.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CURTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 166, October 11, 2023, Page H4999):Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 The single subject of this legislation is: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for broadband internet access and cellular service.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 11, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5919, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Curtis.
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- H.R. 6395 (118th) Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023
- H.R. 3397 (118th) WEST Act of 2024
- H.R. 1345 (118th) NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- H.R. 7370 (118th) GEO Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.