Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

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Introduced 2025-04-09Topic: environment · land use zoning

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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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-06-03	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
2026-06-02	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-06-02	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
2026-06-02		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)	floor pass
2026-06-02	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
2026-06-02	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
2026-06-02	House	Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-04-02	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
2026-04-02	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.	report
2026-04-02		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.	report
2026-03-05	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.	refer
2026-03-05	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-04-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	refer
2025-04-09		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-04-09		Introduced in House	introduce

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