Advance legislation directing the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

Joe Neguse · Colorado · Democratic

policy impact 0.65 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 90%

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Occurrences

In August 2021, Congressman Neguse introduced the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act , legislation which would direct the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to work together to finish the 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT).

The page says Neguse introduced the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act to direct federal land agencies to finish the Continental Divide Trail.

Priorities | Congressman Joe Neguse
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Congressman Neguse is the lead sponsor on multiple landmark bills to protect public lands and waters in Colorado and across the United States: ... Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act

Neguse’s official priorities page identifies him as lead sponsor of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act.

Protecting Colorado’s Public Lands | Congressman Joe Neguse
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Evidence

A targeted Congress.gov search for 119th Congress legislation using "Continental Divide Trail" did not identify enacted legislation or a Joe Neguse-sponsored bill directing the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to complete the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail by the July 1, 2026 assessment date.

No official 119th Congress legislative record was found showing enactment or advancement by Neguse of the promised Continental Divide Trail completion bill in the relevant post-2024 term.

never same_term

Congress.gov search: 119th Congress legislation for "Continental Divide Trail"
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Joe Neguse's Congress.gov member profile is the official index for his sponsored and cosponsored legislation. Searches tied to that profile and the 119th Congress did not show a Continental Divide National Scenic Trail completion measure sponsored or cosponsored by him as of July 1, 2026.

The official member legislative index does not provide evidence that Neguse introduced or cosponsored the specific trail-completion legislation during the relevant term.

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Joe Neguse | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The Bureau of Land Management identifies the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail as a national scenic trail crossing BLM-managed lands. This confirms BLM is one of the federal land-management agencies relevant to the promise, but it does not show that Congress enacted new completion-direction legislation in the 119th Congress.

Official BLM trail information supports the policy subject matter, while the absence of a matching enacted federal bill leaves the campaign promise unfulfilled as of the assessment date.

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Bureau of Land Management: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
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The U.S. Forest Service is the federal administrator for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. The Forest Service trail page confirms the agency role, but it is not evidence of a new congressional directive enacted in response to Neguse's 2024 campaign commitment.

The Forest Service source verifies the agency named in the promise, but not fulfillment of the promised legislation.

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U.S. Forest Service: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
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