H.R. 4566House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

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

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The bill adds a provision to the National Trails System Act requiring the Interior Department to study whether the historic route taken by George Washington in 1753 should become a national historic trail. The proposed trail would run about 500 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf, Pennsylvania, and the study would assess its suitability for designation.

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Amends the National Trails System Act to add a new entry directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on designating Washington’s Trail‑1753 as a national historic trail.
The study would examine a roughly 500‑mile route from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf (now Waterford), Pennsylvania, following George Washington’s 1753 diplomatic mission.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

July 21, 2025

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Introduced in House

July 21, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

July 21, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 21, 2025

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.

Short title

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

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:

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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).