H.R.4566

Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025

Introduced·7/21/25
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Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail–1753 as a national historic trail.

The Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 aims to amend the National Trails System Act. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail–1753 as a national historic trail. This trail, extending approximately 500 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf (now Waterford), Pennsylvania, follows the route taken by George Washington and his party on a diplomatic mission to the French on behalf of Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie from October 31, 1753, to January 16, 1754.

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History

Jul 21, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Jul 21, 2025

House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.