S.4538

Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Introduced·5/14/26

Federal SB4538 directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail—1753 as a national historic trail.

Federal SB4538 amends the National Trails System Act to require 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 in 1753. The study will assess the trail's historical significance and potential for inclusion in the National Trails System.

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History

May 14

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.