U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB5470: Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 18, 2025:
A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act . SECTION 2. Designation of Route 66 National Historic Trail Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a) ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (31) (relating to Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail) as paragraph (32); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (33) Route 66 national historic trail (A) In general The Route 66 National Historic Trail, a trail that includes all the alignments of U.S. Highway 66 in existence between 1926 and 1985, extending along a route of approximately 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled Route 66 National Historic Trail, Proposed Route , numbered P26/141,279, and dated December 2017. (B) Availability of map The map described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (C) Administration (i) In general The Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. Such …
Sponsors
- Darin LaHood (R, HD-016) · primary sponsor
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3)
- Robin Kelly (D, HD-002)
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003)
- Derek Schmidt (R, HD-002)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Nikki Budzinski (D, 13)
- Sean Casten (D, HD-006)
- Kevin Hern (R, HD-OK-1)
- Ann Wagner (R, HD-002)
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7)
- Ted Lieu (D)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, Land use and conservation, California, Parks, recreation areas, trails, Illinois
Common questions
- What is HB5470?
- HB5470 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act.
- What does HB5470 do?
- In its own words: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB5470?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee Hearings Held (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5470?
- Darin LaHood (R, HD-016), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5470?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5470
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