119th Congress · introduced in the House · Oct 10, 2025
North Rim Restoration Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Mar 2, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2521)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2521)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5729.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2521-2523)
Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-537.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-537.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Arizona · Congressional oversight · Fires · Forests, forestry, trees · Parks, recreation areas, trails · Public contracts and procurement
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
4 citations.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Indian Education in celebration of Americas 250th anniversary. Lobbied on the inclusion of prevailing wage standards as a part of micro-purchasing agreements. H.R. 5729. The North Rim Restoration Act. To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, ap…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$113,139
Spent on own lobbying
…cenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 H.R.3286 - Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025 H.R.4290 - Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025 H.R.5729 - North Rim Restoration Act of 2025 H.R.6062 - To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Indian Education in celebration of Americas 250th anniversary. Lobbied on the inclusion of prevailing wage standards as a part of micro-purchasing agreements. H.R. 5729. The North Rim Restoration Act. To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, ap…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$139,430
Spent on own lobbying
…cation Act H.R.4931 - National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act H.R.5063 - Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act H.R.5254 - Gateway Partnership Act of 2025 H.R.5729 - North Rim Restoration Act of 2025 H.R.6365 - Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act H.R.6380 - Chiricahua National Park Act S.446 - A bill to prohibit Big Cypress…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing