H.R. 2768 · 119th Congress

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Introduced on Apr 9, 2025 by Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 3, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 9, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Georgia
  • Government studies and investigations
  • North Carolina
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Tennessee

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Apr 2, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannR-TN-3Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Apr 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
  7. Apr 2, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
  8. Apr 2, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
  9. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
  11. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
  12. Jun 2, 2026Passed/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)
  13. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
  14. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jun 3, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $113.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.