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HR 4684 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Licensing and registrations National symbols Utah

Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026

Introduced: July 23, 2025 Introduced by: Kennedy, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 19, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
May 19, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
May 19, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684.
May 19, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
May 19, 2026
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
Apr 2, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Jan 14, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026

This bill directs the Forest Service to issue a special use permit to maintain a flagpole bearing the American flag at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in the Uinta National Forest, which is in Utah. 

The Forest Service must issue the special use permit for a 10-year period and renew the permit as required by the bill. The Forest Service may impose terms and conditions on a permit holder to ensure the proper care and maintenance of the flagpole. 

The bill prohibits the Forest Service from charging a land use fee for the special use permit.

The bill also exempts such permit from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

As background, Scoutmaster Robert Collins and his scout troop raised the American flag at the point in 2000 and lowered it before winter. The flag was raised annually until the Forest Service cited policy that requires a permit for the construction or placement of any structure, including flagpoles, on National Forest lands. The bill directs the Forest Service to issue a special use permit so the flag may continue to be raised seasonally each year.

What's happening now May 20, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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