[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 949 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 949

  To ensure that the National Park Service is fully staffed, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025

 Mr. Kelly (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Gallego, 
Ms. Smith, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was 
    read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure that the National Park Service is fully staffed, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect our Parks Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the National Park 
        Service.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFFING AND PERSONNEL.

    As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
using funds previously appropriated to the Secretary for such purposes, 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) take such actions as are necessary--
                    (A) to ensure that the units of the National Park 
                System are fully staffed to ensure visitor safety and 
                enjoyment and natural and cultural resource protection 
                at the units of the National Park System; and
                    (B) to ensure that all maintenance staff positions 
                at the Service are filled; and
            (2) reinstate any individuals who were involuntarily 
        removed or otherwise terminated from employment with the 
        Service during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and 
        ending on February 25, 2025.

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROJECTS.

    The Secretary shall have the authority to continue to carry out any 
Service project for which funds are authorized or appropriated under--
            (1) the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
        6801 et seq.);
            (2) the Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152; 
        134 Stat. 682);
            (3) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
        117-58; 135 Stat. 429); or
            (4) Public Law 117-169 (commonly known as the ``Inflation 
        Reduction Act of 2022'') (136 Stat. 1818).
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