Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
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What it does
Official summary
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.
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To President
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Jun 3Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.Latest
Jun 2Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 2Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
Jun 2DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
Jun 2Passed/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)Passed House
Jun 2Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 2Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
Apr 2Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
Mar 5Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2025
Apr 9Introduced in House
Apr 9Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced