House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Making National Parks Safer Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Russ Fulcher R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7031.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FULCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 9, January 13, 2026, Page H718):clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7031, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7031
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Russ Fulcher.
- H.R. 1687 (119th) CLEAN Act
- H.R. 331 (119th) To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
- H.R. 859 (119th) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- H.R. 5576 (119th) Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- H.R. 8007 (119th) SILVER Act
- H.R. 6499 (119th) Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
Related bills
- S. 290 (119th) Making National Parks Safer ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.