To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 29, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752.
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.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 27, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jan 27, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2026Markup Sep 15, 2026Reported Oct 29, 2026 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 24, 2026Hearings Jul 1, 2026Discharged Sep 15, 2026 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-855.
- Oct 29, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752.
- Sep 15, 2026Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Sep 15, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 15, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 1, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 24, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2026Referred to the House Committee on 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 16, 2026H.R. 7254, 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 the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 19, January 27, 2026, page H1916.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2026Reported in House
- Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
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.
