S. 3172: Restore Our Parks Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-423.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-423. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Restore Our Parks Act

Plain summary

Restore Our Parks Act This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.

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Official text

Restore Our Parks Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · 36 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3172, Restore Our Parks Act (2018-10-23)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Hoeven (R-ND), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), John Boozman (R-AR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3172.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3172 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115