H.R. 5729 · 119th Congress

North Rim Restoration Act

Introduced on Oct 10, 2025 by Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2). 7 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 10, 2025
Cosponsors
7
0 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire.

Subjects

  • Arizona
  • Congressional oversight
  • Fires
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Mar 2, 2026). Public domain.

North Rim Restoration Act

This bill allows the National Park Service (NPS) to expedite the approval of contracts to restore forests, structures, and assets within areas of the Grand Canyon National Park impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire in Arizona.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the NPS to use emergency acquisition flexibilities without a presidential emergency or disaster declaration to contract for the following services in such impacted areas: managing or restoring forests, rebuilding structures affected by the fire, improving grounds and structures, conducting recovery efforts, or other specified activities.

This authority expires on the date that is the earlier of the following: (1) seven years after the date of this bill's enactment, or (2) the date on which projects and recovery efforts within such area are completed. The NPS may request Congress extend such authority for 12 months if a new wildfire ignites within such area and impacts recovery efforts related to the Dragon Bravo Fire.

The bill also authorizes the NPS to enter into noncompetitive procurement contracts for rebuilding, rehabilitating, replacing, or operating assets, such as lodging or utilities, to support the recovery and reopening of the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim. This authority is conditioned upon the NPS making certain determinations regarding the North Rim concessioner and it terminates seven years after this bill's enactment.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Elijah CraneR-AZ-2Sponsor

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Oct 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Oct 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Dec 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  5. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  7. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Mar 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-537.
  10. Mar 2, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-537.
  11. Mar 2, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
  12. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseMr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2521-2523)
  14. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5729.
  15. Mar 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2521)
  16. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2521)
  17. Mar 16, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Mar 17, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  19. Jul 21, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
  20. Sep 30, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Parks Conservation Association2 reports
    $252.6K reported (all issues)
  2. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.