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

119 HR 4566 IH: Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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). .