House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-378
To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes.
Became law on Dec 1, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. Zach Wamp R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 28, 2005
- Committee actionJun 21, 2006
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2006 · 356–5
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 13, 2006
- To the PresidentNov 21, 2006
- Became lawDec 1, 2006
Latest action: Dec 1, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-378.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3085.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3085, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and” on January 12, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on June 28, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 12, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17591
- CBO publication date
- January 12, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3085, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4731c38d0c98f9595bee42dce6e1fb228c012a1a0dd9bab89d6548b2b239782
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3085, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and” on January 12, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on June 28, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 12, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17591
- CBO publication date
- January 12, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3085, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4731c38d0c98f9595bee42dce6e1fb228c012a1a0dd9bab89d6548b2b239782
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3085, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study...for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail...inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that tr” on June 29, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17922
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3085, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4731c38d0c98f9595bee42dce6e1fb228c012a1a0dd9bab89d6548b2b239782
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3085, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study...for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail...inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that tr” on June 29, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17922
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3085, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4731c38d0c98f9595bee42dce6e1fb228c012a1a0dd9bab89d6548b2b239782
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-549 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 10, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/549
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3085, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a4731c38d0c98f9595bee42dce6e1fb228c012a1a0dd9bab89d6548b2b239782
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
20 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 20 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Marion Berry (D-AR), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Harold Ford (D-TN), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), John Linder (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Victor Snyder (D-AR), John Sullivan (R-OK), John Tanner (D-TN), Charles Taylor (R-NC), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.