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HR 5980 109th Congress House

Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study along the "Ox-Bow Route" of the Butterfield Overland Trail in the States of Missouri, Tenne… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study along the "Ox-Bow Route" of the Butterfield Overland Trail in the States of Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2006 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Aug 2, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jul 28, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 28, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study along the "Ox-Bow Route" of the Butterfield Overland Trail in the states of Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Requires that the study evaluate a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources of the trail area, including alternatives for potential addition of such area to the National Trails System.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
BERRY, MARION
· Jul 28, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 28, 2006
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jul 28, 2006
ROSS, MIKE
· Jul 28, 2006
SKELTON, IKE
· Jul 28, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5980: Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5980/
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"H.R. 5980: Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5980/.
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H.R. 5980, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5980/.
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