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HR 2053 109th Congress House

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail.

Introduced: July 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
May 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 3, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E850-851)
May 3, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2005

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 958 Identical bill Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Marshall, Jim
· May 25, 2006
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 29, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 25, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2053: Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2053/
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"H.R. 2053: Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2053/.
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H.R. 2053, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2053/.
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