House Bill 2768
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
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Passed House on Jun 2, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to conduct a feasibility study on the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail, covering 287 miles in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. This study will examine the potential impacts, costs, and benefits of designating the trail as a national scenic trail. If enacted, this bill could lead to the official recognition and preservation of the Benton MacKaye Trail as a significant scenic and recreational resource.
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Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2768
Congress
119
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
checkPassed on June 2, 2026
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
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)
Summary
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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06/03/2026
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
06/02/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/02/2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)
06/02/2026
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)
06/02/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
06/02/2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
06/02/2026
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/02/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
04/02/2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.
03/05/2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
03/05/2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
04/09/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
04/09/2025
Introduced in House
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