H.R. 1026: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

Plain summary

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior may not acquire for the trail land in Minnesota or Vermont that was obtained by a state or local government through condemnation.

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Official text

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · 36 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1026, North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (2018-05-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Peter Welch (D-VT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Tom Emmer (R-MN)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1026.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1026 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115