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H.R. 8798: Historic Routes Preservation Act

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H.R. 8798: Historic Routes Preservation Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-11-20 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-11-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Historic Routes Preservation Act

Plain summary

Historic Routes Preservation Act This bill allows any state, county, political subdivision or agency of a state, company, or other person asserting the public acceptance of an open-ended grant or dedication of land by the United States for a right-of-way allowing public use and passage for the construction of highways over public lands to file a claim if such claimant, before enactment of this bill (1) filed a notice of an intent to file suit with respect to a claim asserting the public acceptance of such a right-of-way; or (2) filed suit with respect to such a claim under the Quiet Title Act. The bill sets forth (1) a procedure for conclusively verifying, proving, and establishing the acceptance of such rights-of-way; and (2) provisions governing judicial review of a denial of such a claim.

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Official text

Historic Routes Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8798 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116