H.R. 5729 · 119th Congress · Public lands and natural resources
North Rim Restoration Act
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Mar 16, 2026
Passed by voice vote.
Passed the House on March 16, 2026.
Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably
- IntroducedOct 10, 2025
- CommitteeMar 2, 2026
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2026
- Passed Senate
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 7
- all Republicans
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesHouse Committee on Natural Resources
- Lobbying
- At least 2
- organizations named it2025 Q4 to 2026 Q3
What it does
This bill lets the National Park Service use emergency acquisition flexibilities under Federal Acquisition Regulation part 18, including higher micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds, to contract for recovery work in the Grand Canyon area burned by the Dragon Bravo Fire, without a Presidential emergency or disaster declaration.
This bill lets the National Park Service use emergency acquisition flexibilities under Federal Acquisition Regulation part 18, including higher micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds, to contract for recovery work in the Grand Canyon area burned by the Dragon Bravo Fire, without a Presidential emergency or disaster declaration. That authority is limited to forest management, rebuilding, ground and structure improvements, and recovery efforts, and does not reach other services. It also lets the Secretary of the Interior award noncompetitive contracts to the concessioner currently operating the North Rim to rebuild employee housing, utilities, visitor facilities, and support assets, but only after the Secretary determines in writing that the concessioner is uniquely positioned and that sole-source procedures are necessary for public health, safety, or continuity of services. Both authorities expire seven years after enactment, and the emergency contracting authority ends earlier once recovery is complete. The Secretary must report to congressional committees every 180 days on recovery spending, contractors, and any waste, fraud, or abuse.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 2 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 5 quarterly reports filed by 2 organizations lobbying for themselves in 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: National Parks Conservation Association; Building and Construction Trades Dept AFL-CIO. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.