119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 9, 2025
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Oct 27, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Oct 27, 2025)
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025
This bill requires the Forest Service to study the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. The trail traverses approximately 287 miles in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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Congressional oversight · Georgia · Government studies and investigations · North Carolina · Parks, recreation areas, trails · Tennessee
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THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGH STREET STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
Amount not reported
…rest Conservation Act S. 1681 - Shenandoah Mountain Act H.R. 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act S. 1350 - Talladega National Forest boundary modification S. 1376 - Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act S. 1876 - Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act S. 638 - Thye-Blatnik Act amendment (BWCAW county…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$139,430
Spent on own lobbying
…rps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and for other purposes S.1376 - Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 S.1476 - M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act S.1737 - Wild Olympics W…
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