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HR 2768 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Georgia Government studies and investigations North Carolina Parks, recreation areas, trails Tennessee

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Introduced: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2026
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:47 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
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)
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:47 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:47 PM EDT
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
Jun 2, 2026 · 2:55 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
Apr 2, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
Mar 5, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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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.

What's happening now June 3, 2026

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 9, 2025
 R
Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Apr 9, 2025
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 9, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2768/
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"H.R. 2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2768/.
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H.R. 2768, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2768/.
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