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HR 5729 · in committee · major

North Rim Restoration Act

What this bill does

  • The bill allows the National Park Service to quickly approve contracts for forest restoration and rebuilding at Grand Canyon's North Rim after the Dragon Bravo Fire.
  • It affects the National Park Service, contractors, and visitors to the North Rim area of Grand Canyon National Park.
  • The expedited contracting authority lasts seven years or until recovery is complete, whichever comes first.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How should the National Park Service balance speed in hiring restoration contractors with ensuring competitive bidding and cost control?

  2. 02

    What specific recovery milestones should trigger the end of expedited contracting authority before the seven-year limit expires?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—visitors, local contractors, environmental groups—might be most affected by accelerated restoration work at the North Rim?

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Sponsor · R-AZ-2

Elijah Crane

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Introduced 2026-03-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2521)

  4. 2026-03-16 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5729.

  6. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2521-2523)

  7. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-03-02 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.

  9. 2026-03-02 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-537.

  10. 2026-03-02 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-537.

  11. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  14. 2025-12-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-12-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  16. 2025-10-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-10-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-10-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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