S. 4538

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4538 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4538

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating 
Washington's Trail--1753 as a national historic trail, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 14, 2026

Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Justice, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read 
twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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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 
Washington's Trail--1753 as a national historic trail, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Washington's Trail--1753 National 
Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. WASHINGTON'S TRAIL--1753 NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL FEASIBILITY 
STUDY.

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(50) Washington's trail--1753.--Washington's Trail--1753, 
extending approximately 500 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia, 
to Fort LeBoeuf (now Waterford), Pennsylvania, following the 
route taken by George Washington and his party on his 
diplomatic mission to the French on behalf of Virginia Governor 
Robert Dinwiddie from October 31, 1753, to January 16, 1754, 
just prior to the start of the French and Indian War (1754-
1763).''.
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