H.R. 3085 · 109th Congress · enacted
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 Public Law No: 109-378.
Latest official action 2006-12-01 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete the remaining criteria and submit to Congress a study regarding the feasibility and suitability of designating as additional components of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail the following routes and land components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to Oklahoma: (1) the Benge and Belle routes; (2) the land components of the designated water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee; (3) the routes from the collection forts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the emigration depots; and (4) related campgrounds located along such routes and in such land components. Prohibits any additional funds from being authorized to be appropriated to carry out such amendment. Permits the Secretary to accept donations for the Trail from private, nonprofit, or tribal organizations.
Congressional Research Service · 2006-09-29
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Robert B. Aderholt
House · AL District 4 · Republican
$510,272PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cole
House · OK District 4 · Republican
$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026
20 of 20 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$30,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$30,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$27,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$25,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$23,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$22,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$20,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$20,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$18,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$18,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC$17,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$17,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC$17,500
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC$17,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$17,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$15,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordCME GROUP INC. PAC$15,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$15,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,000
MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (MTSI) LEADERS FOR ENDURING SOLUTIONS$15,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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