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A bill to provide for the establishment of a Western Historic Trails Center in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 1987
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Unfavorable.
Oct 6, 1987
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.
Sep 22, 1987
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.
Mar 17, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Mar 17, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 17, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as a unit of the National Park System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Western Historic Trails Center Commission to develop a draft management plan and oversee its implementation. Requires the Secretary to administer the Center and acquire lands, artifacts, and provide technical assistance.

Requires the Commission to submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan which provides for the interpretation, celebration, and research of major historic events surrounding the westward expansion of the United States.

Limits Federal funding of land acquisition and construction to 75 percent of the aggregate costs. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now November 16, 1987

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Unfavorable.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 17, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 761: A bill to provide for the establishment of a Western Historic Trails Center in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-761/
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"S. 761: A bill to provide for the establishment of a Western Historic Trails Center in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-761/.
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S. 761, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-761/.
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