HR 2768 · 119th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Introduced 2025-04-09· Sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.(2026-04-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2768 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2768 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Fleischmann (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Edwards, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that the Benton MacKaye Trail-- (1)…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 2768, Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Mar 27, 2026

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 5, 2026

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican