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HR 3683 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Georgia North Carolina Parks, recreation areas, trails Tennessee

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Act of 2023

Introduced: May 25, 2023 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Act of 2023

This bill designates the Benton MacKaye Trail as the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail and adds the trail to the National Trails System. This trail extends approximately 287 miles across Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 13, 2023
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · May 25, 2023
 R
Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · May 25, 2023
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · May 25, 2023
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 25, 2023
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · May 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3683: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3683/
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"H.R. 3683: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3683/.
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H.R. 3683, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3683/.
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