Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act
Latest action · Dec 2, 2021 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-457.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act
This bill establishes requirements related to long-distance bike trails.
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall
- identify not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails;
- identify not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity to develop or complete long-distance bike trails; and
- coordinate with stakeholders on the feasibility of, and identifying any resources necessary for, completing the development of such trails.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2021 to Dec 1, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Dec 1, 2021 |
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 Nov 19, 2021Hearings Dec 2, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-457.
- Nov 18, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
Printed hearings 1
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. 117-457 | PENDING LEGISLATION349 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Dec 2, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3266 | America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022 | Related bill | Sep 21, 2022 |
| HR 6337 | Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act | Identical bill | Jul 20, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2021Introduced 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.
