Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 by Rep. Mike Kennedy
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill directs the Forest Service to issue a special use permit to maintain a flagpole bearing the American flag at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in the Uinta National Forest, which is in Utah.
The Forest Service must issue the special use permit for a 10-year period and renew the permit as required by the bill. The Forest Service may impose terms and conditions on a permit holder to ensure the proper care and maintenance of the flagpole.
The bill prohibits the Forest Service from charging a land use fee for the special use permit.
The bill also exempts such permit from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- May 20, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 19, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
- May 19, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
- May 19, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684.
- May 19, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
- May 19, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
- Apr 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
- 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
- Mar 5, 2026Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Jan 14, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 7, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House