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S. 2255: Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act

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S. 2255: Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-10-29 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 980.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-10-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 980. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act

Plain summary

Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct separate studies to consider the designation of the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail for study and potential addition to the National Trails System. Requires the Secretary to identify the point at which such Trails originated south of San Antonio, Texas.

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Official text

Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2255, Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act (2008-09-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 2255, Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act (2008-09-24)

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John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s2255 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110