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H.R. 2768Passed House

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Introduced: Apr 9, 2025

Latest action date: Jun 3, 2026

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

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119th Congress
Introduced
Apr 9, 2025
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Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

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What this bill does

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Congressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee

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

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  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)

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  4. 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)

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  5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.

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  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)

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  7. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

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  8. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.

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  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.

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  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.

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  11. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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  12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  13. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  14. Introduced in House

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  15. Introduced in House

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