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National Trails System Willing Seller Act

Introduced: January 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2002
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2002
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2002
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11637-11639; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 11/19/2002 S11637-11638)
Sep 9, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576.
Sep 9, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-259.
Jul 31, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 7, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Jun 7, 2001
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 6, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 6, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2897-2898)
Jun 6, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2897-2898)
Jun 6, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 37.
Jun 6, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2897-2899)
Jun 6, 2001
Mr. Jones (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 6, 2001
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
Jun 6, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-89.
May 16, 2001
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
May 16, 2001
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 16, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2001
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,974 In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Nov 20, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to revise the feasibility and suitability studies for the Oregon, Pony Express, California, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions of specified routes as components of those Trails.
What's happening now November 22, 2002

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Bill text 6 versions

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 37: To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible additions to such trails.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-37/
MLA
"H.R. 37: To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible additions to such trails.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-37/.
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H.R. 37, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-37/.
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[H.R. 37: To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible additions to such trails.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-37/)
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