S. 4538 119th Congress Senate

Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2026 Introduced by: John Fetterman Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigationsMarylandParks, recreation areas, trailsPennsylvania

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Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 17, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.

Sep 17, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

Jul 29, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jul 21, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

May 14, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 14, 2026

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

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What's happening now September 17, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and …
Open Business Meeting Jul 29, 2026 · 9:30 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, …
Open Hearing Jul 21, 2026 · 4:30 PM EDT · National Parks Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
National Parks Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Cosponsors 5

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · May 14, 2026

Justice, James C.

West Virginia · May 14, 2026

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · May 14, 2026

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · May 14, 2026

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · May 14, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4538: Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4538/

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"S. 4538: Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4538/.

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S. 4538, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4538/.

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