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

Bill: 119-hr-4566
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2025-07-21
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4566 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2025 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Deluzio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 . 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 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 , 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). .