HR 5182
Passed a chamber
Corrects misspellings, wrong section numbers, and outdated cross-references in Title 54 of the U.S. Code, which covers national parks and historic preservation, and restates that title as positive law.
Official title: To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to correct related technical errors.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
08-SEP-2025
Referred
08-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
10-SEP-2025
Passed
31-AUG-2026
Senate
Received
14-SEP-2026
- Restates Title 54 of the U.S. Code as positive law, with restated provisions treated as enacted on the same dates as the provisions they replace.
- Fixes misspelled headings and updates wrong section numbers and cross-references in Title 54 and in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and the Abandoned Shipwreck Act.
- Adds a willing-sellers-only rule for certain land acquisitions and bars using those funds to influence congressional action on pending legislation.
- Repeals obsolete park-related laws dating from 1896 to 2009 listed in Section 8, except for rights, duties, penalties, and proceedings already in progress.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (08-SEP-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 31-AUG-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Judiciary Committee (House)
- Judiciary Committee (Senate)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
No cosponsors.