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H.R. 4931

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4931, the National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 8, 2025 by Rep. Greg Murphy (R). It last saw action on Jul 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Record

Text

H.R. 4931 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4931/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4931 IH: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4931  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 8, 2025   Mr. Murphy  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act  .
2.
Authorization to extend certain leases
(a)
In general
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025), without complying with the requirements of sections 18.7 or 18.8 of that part, if—
(1)
the lessee—
(A)
entered into the lease not less than 5 years before the date on which the extension takes effect; and
(B)
is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease; and
(2)
the Director of the National Park Service determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable unit of the National Park System.
(b)
Revision of regulation
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall revise part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the authority granted under subsection (a).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Murphy (R) sponsors H.R. 4931 alone.

Greg Murphy

Rep. · R–NC-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4931 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Federal Lands Subcommittee.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Markup By · Jul 22, 2026 · 395 Bills
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Discharged from · Jul 22, 2026 · 34 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4931 has taken 7 actions since Aug 8, 2025, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 22, 2026
House
Subcommittee on Federal Lands DischargedFederal Lands Subcommittee
Jul 22, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldNatural Resources Committee
Jul 22, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.Natural Resources Committee
Dec 2, 2025
House
Subcommittee Hearings HeldFederal Lands Subcommittee
Nov 25, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.Federal Lands Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 4931 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4931.

Titles

H.R. 4931 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act — Display Title
  • National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4931 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Economics/Economic Development, Energy/Nuclear, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Roads/Highway.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISABILITY (AHEAD)Professional membership association for disability resource professionals and othersSouth Carolina12$20K
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ACTIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS, LLC12$20K
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JASON MARMON112
TERRI LAKOWSKI112
THOMAS HYLAND112
CARY DUPUY111
CHAD LORD111
CHARLES SPEARS111
CHRISTINA HAZARD111
EMILY DOUCE111
JOHN GARDER111
KRISTEN HAJIBRAHIM111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$139.4K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISABILITY (AHEAD)ACTIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISABILITY (AHEAD)ACTIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4931 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4931’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr4931/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4931 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Land use and conservation to Parks, recreation areas, trails.

hr4931/subjects.txt
Land use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trails

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4931, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 136 (Friday, August 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY:H.R. 4931.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII.[Page H3688]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com