H.R. 2768 — Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 — Project Euthyna

The public record · 119th Congress

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.

Other titles

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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.Official Title as IntroducedOfficial Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026Short Title(s) as Reported to HouseShort Title(s) as Passed HouseShort Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text

Legislative history

H.R. 2768·House·Bill·Public Lands and Natural Resources

Rep. Charles Fleischmann(Republican-Tennessee-3)·

Apr 9, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Apr 9, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Mar 5, 2026

House · CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 5, 2026

House · CommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 2, 2026

House · CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.

Apr 2, 2026

HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.

Jun 2, 2026

House · FloorMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jun 2, 2026

House · FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)

Jun 2, 2026

House · FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.

Jun 2, 2026

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

Jun 2, 2026

House · FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 3, 2026

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

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