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S 1644 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Delaware District of Columbia Historic sites and heritage areas Lakes and rivers Maryland New York State Parks, recreation areas, trails Pennsylvania Virginia

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act

Introduced: July 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Aug 15, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
Jul 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act

This bill amends the National Trails System Act to require the Department of the Interior to administer the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia as a unit of the National Park System.

What's happening now August 15, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1644: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1644/
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"S. 1644: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1644/.
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S. 1644, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1644/.
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