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119th Congress · H.R. 2768 · Passed Origin

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.

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SubjectsCongressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee
Sponsor
Charles J. Fleischmann, R-TN-3
8 terms · @RepChuck
2187 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4203 · 202-225-3271
Cosponsors (3)
  • Steve Cohen, D-TN-9Original cosponsor
    Co-sponsored Apr 9, 2025 · 10 terms · @RepCohen
  • Charles (Chuck) M. Edwards, R-NC-11Original cosponsor
    Co-sponsored Apr 9, 2025 · 2 terms · @RepEdwards
  • Lucy McBath, D-GA-6Original cosponsor
    Co-sponsored Apr 9, 2025 · 4 terms · @RepLucyMcBath
Committees (1)
  • Natural Resources Committee
    House Standing · Activity Apr 2, 2026
Actions (15)
  1. Jun 3, 2026 · via Senate
    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
  2. Jun 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
  4. Jun 2, 2026 · via Library of Congress
    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)
  5. Jun 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
  6. Jun 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
  7. Jun 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Apr 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
  9. Apr 2, 2026 · via House floor actions
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
  10. Apr 2, 2026 · via Library of Congress
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
  11. Mar 5, 2026 · via House committee actions
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Mar 5, 2026 · via House committee actions
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Apr 9, 2025 · via House floor actions
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  14. Apr 9, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  15. Apr 9, 2025 · via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
Known as

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025

IntroducedApr 9, 2025
Policy areaPublic Lands and Natural Resources
RelatedS. 1376

Constitutional authority cited

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:H.R. 2768.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which states the Congressshall have the power ``to make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or office thereof.''[Page H1563]
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