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S 5170 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources

Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

Introduced: December 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 1, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. The trail shall be administered by the Department of the Interior in a manner that respects and maintains its idiosyncratic nature. Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this bill.

What's happening now December 1, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3600 Related bill Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 1, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5170: Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5170/
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"S. 5170: Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5170/.
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S. 5170, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5170/.
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