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H.R. 4684Passed House
Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
Introduced: Jul 23, 2025
Latest action date: May 20, 2026
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jul 23, 2025
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What this bill does
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.
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Forests, forestry, treesLicensing and registrationsNational symbolsUtah
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
IntroReferralSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
FloorLibrary of CongressOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
FloorHouse floor actionsDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FloorHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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