119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 9, 2025
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jun 3, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Apr 2, 2026)
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
Passed/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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
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