United StatesBill would call for a study of a Virginia-to-Pennsylvania George Washington trail
Under this bill, a roughly 500-mile route George Washington took from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf in Pennsylvania would be studied as a possible National Historic Trail.
What it does
The bill would name George Washington's 1753 route from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Waterford, Pennsylvania, for a feasibility study as a possible National Historic Trail.
Argument forA study could help show whether the route is worth protecting and marking, which might help communities along it draw visitors interested in early American history.
Argument againstA study could use federal staff time and money, and the route could cross private land, which might raise worries for landowners if a trail were later proposed.
More detail
The bill would add Washington's Trail—1753 to a list of routes in the National Trails System Act, under a feasibility study heading. The route runs about 500 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf, now Waterford, Pennsylvania, following Washington's 1753–1754 trip to the French. The text does not say who would do the study, how much it would cost, or when it would be done.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 17Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.Latest
- Sep 17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.
- Jul 29Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- May 14Introduced in Senate
- May 14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Introduced
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