A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 26, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) revise the feasibility and suitability studies for certain existing National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions to such trails; and (2) study the feasibility and suitability of designating certain routes and cutoffs as components of the Oregon, Pony Express, California, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails and as shared components of the California and Oregon National Historic Trails.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2007 to Aug 3, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Aug 3, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2007Markup May 23, 2007Reported Jun 26, 2007 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 26, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-95.
- Jun 26, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
- May 23, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 26, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-88.
- Feb 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1962)
- Feb 14, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1962-1963)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1962Text printed S1962 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (text) | Feb 14, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 30, 2007S. 580, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Eneregy and Natural Resources on May 23, 2007</p>
- May 30, 2007S. 580, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trailsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Eneregy and Natural Resources on May 23, 2007
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-485 | CURRENT PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS BILLS77 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 15, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-88 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS67 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 26, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1336 | To amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- California
- Colorado
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Historic sites
- History
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Mormons
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Postal service
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Religion
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Utah
- Washington State
- West (U.S.)
- Wyoming
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2007Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
