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HR 2588 109th Congress House

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail Study Act of 2005

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study of the feasibility of designating the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail as a national historic trail.

Introduced: July 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Chesapeake BayCommemorationsDelawareDistrict of Columbia
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Governmental investigationsHistoric sitesHistoryMarylandPennsylvaniaRiversSports and RecreationTrailsTransportation and Public WorksVirginiaWater Resources DevelopmentWaterways
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 31, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
May 24, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 24, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail Study Act of 2005 - Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail, a series of routes extending along the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the District of Columbia that traces Captain Smith's voyages charting the land waterways of the Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
CANTOR, ERIC
· Mar 30, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Jul 12, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 24, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 24, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2588: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail Study Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2588/
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"H.R. 2588: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail Study Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2588/.
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H.R. 2588, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2588/.
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