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Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act

Public Law 107-214 · H.R. 1384 · 107th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Aug 21, 2002 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM-3)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Chris Cannon,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to require study, for potential designation as a national historic trail, of the Long Walk Trail, a series of routes which the Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indian tribes were forced to walk beginning in the fall of 1863 as a result of their removal by the U.S. Government from their ancestral lands, generally located within a corridor extending through portions of Canyon de Chelley, Arizona, and Albuquerque, Canyon Blanco, Anton Chico, Canyon Piedra Pintado, and Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.

  1. Aug 21, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-214.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 13, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Aug 1, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Jun 27, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  6. Jun 5, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  7. Mar 7, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  8. Oct 3, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  9. Oct 2, 2001FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  10. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  12. FloorFloor · Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 28, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  14. Sep 12, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  15. May 17, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  17. May 8, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  18. Apr 17, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  19. Apr 3, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  20. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.