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American Discovery Trail Act

Introduced: July 18, 2017 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 16, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Jul 16, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 115-301.
May 17, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 14, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
Jul 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 18, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Discovery Trail Act

(Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to place on federal land at points along the American Discovery Trail (from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Point Reyes National Seashore, California) acceptable signage donated to the United States for that purpose.

No federal funding may be used to acquire the signage authorized for placement by this bill.

What's happening now July 16, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1573: American Discovery Trail Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1573/
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"S. 1573: American Discovery Trail Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1573/.
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S. 1573, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1573/.
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