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HR 2768Passed HousePublic Landshouse
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 by Rep. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Jun 3, 2026
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
What it does
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail (located in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) as a national scenic trail.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
History
- Jun 3, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
- Jun 2, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
- Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
- Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
- Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
- Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
- Apr 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
- Mar 5, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 5, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House