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HR 1424 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Connecticut Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New York State North Dakota Ohio Parks, recreation areas, trails Pennsylvania Vermont Wisconsin

National Scenic Trails Parity Act

Introduced: March 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Scenic Trails Parity Act

This bill amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.

What's happening now March 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2015 Identical bill National Scenic Trails Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Mar 1, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1424: National Scenic Trails Parity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1424/
MLA
"H.R. 1424: National Scenic Trails Parity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1424/.
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H.R. 1424, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1424/.
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[H.R. 1424: National Scenic Trails Parity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1424/)
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