Bill · S. 949· Senate(119-S-949)
Protect our Parks Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/11/2025
- Last activity
- 3/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Mark Kelly
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Protect our Parks Act of 2025 aims to ensure the National Park Service is fully staffed. Under this bill, the Secretary of the Interior must take action to fill all maintenance staff positions and ensure the National Park System is fully staffed for safety and resource protection. Additionally, the bill requires the reinstatement of individuals who were involuntarily removed or terminated from the Service between January 20, 2025, and February 25, 2025. Finally, the Secretary is granted authority to continue specific Service projects funded by various previous acts.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+8
The bill directly addresses the management of National Park System units by mandating full staffing and maintenance.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+7
The bill promotes the protection of natural and cultural resources through full staffing of the National Park Service.
Is this likely to create jobs?+5
The bill mandates full staffing and the reinstatement of terminated employees within the National Park Service.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Safety and Enjoyment: The bill directs the Secretary to ensure National Park System units are fully staffed to guarantee visitor safety and enjoyment (Section 3, Subsection 1A).
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Resource Protection: Full staffing is intended to ensure the protection of both natural and cultural resources within the National Park System (Section 3, Subsection 1A).
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Maintenance Stability: The Secretary is required to ensure that all maintenance staff positions at the Service are filled (Section 3, Subsection 1B).
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Job Reinstatement: Individuals who were involuntarily removed or terminated from the Service between January 20, 2025, and February 25, 2025, would be reinstated (Section 3, Subsection 2).
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Project Continuity: The Secretary has the authority to continue carrying out Service projects authorized under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the Great American Outdoors Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+8Improves Environmental Protections+7
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3
- 4/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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