Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
Latest action · Aug 3, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 3, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
This bill designates the trail extending approximately 3,292 miles and following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern end points of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western end point of San Francisco, California, as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail.
The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest in land.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Aug 3, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Aug 3, 2020 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Aug 3, 2020 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Aug 3, 2020 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Sep 15, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Aug 3, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2020Introduced in Senate
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