S. 3519 · 117th Congress · enacted
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
Became Public Law No: 117-345.
Latest official action 2023-01-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act This act designates the trail extending approximately 3,292 miles and following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern end points of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western end point of San Francisco, California, as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail. The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest in land. The Department of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this act.
Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-05
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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.
Sponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Martin Heinrich
Senate · NM · Democratic
$454,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cotton
Senate · AR · Republican
$1,221,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$25,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$24,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $12,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$24,238
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$22,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$22,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $4,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
John Boozman · Sponsor · $1,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$21,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$20,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,000
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$20,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$20,000
DAKOTA PAC$20,000
DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
FREEDOM FUND$20,000
FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE$20,000
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC$20,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)$20,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$20,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$20,000
WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$18,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$17,500
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)$17,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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