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HR 8189 117th 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: June 22, 2022 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jun 22, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Scenic Trails Parity Act

This bill requires 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 June 22, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2964 Identical bill National Scenic Trails Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 5, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2022
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2022
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2022
KIND, RON
· Jun 22, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Jun 22, 2022
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 22, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8189: National Scenic Trails Parity Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8189/
MLA
"H.R. 8189: National Scenic Trails Parity Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8189/.
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H.R. 8189, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8189/.
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