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HR 1266 110th 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: March 1, 2007 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 29, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 1, 2007
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 1, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1266: Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1266/
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"H.R. 1266: Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1266/.
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H.R. 1266, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1266/.
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