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S. 578 (100th)
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Trail of Tears as a National Historic Trail.
Introduced
23 February 1987
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Status
Became Public Law No: 100-192.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, the routes traveled by the Cherokee Nation through Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as a part of the System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to consider establishing interpretive sites near Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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4 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 17 December 1987
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 1 December 1987
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 1 December 1987
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 February 1987
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/578
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/578