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Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Introduced Apr 9, 2025

Latest action (Jun 3, 2026) Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Legislative subjects (6)
Congressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee

Summary

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. The Benton MacKaye Trail is described as a scenic, nonmotorized trail approximately 287 miles long that passes through Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The Secretary must complete the study within two years of enactment and consult with interested organizations including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association. The Secretary shall submit the completed feasibility study to Congress.

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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (13)
  1. Jun 3, 2026 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426. · senate
  2. Jun 2, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jun 2, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750) · house
  4. Jun 2, 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)
  5. Jun 2, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768. · house
  6. Jun 2, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751) · house
  7. Jun 2, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
  8. Apr 2, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502. · house
  9. Apr 2, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582. · house
  10. Mar 5, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. · house
  11. Mar 5, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  12. Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  13. Apr 9, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • S 1376 — Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 (shares 6 subjects)
  • S 2708 — Appalachian Trail Centennial Act (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 5134 — Appalachian Trail Centennial Act (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 1514 — Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025 (shares 4 subjects)

Text versions (4)
  • Placed on Calendar Senate · Jun 3, 2026
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 2, 2026
  • Reported in House · Apr 2, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Apr 9, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

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 2026”.

SEC. 2. BENTON MACKAYE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY.

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(50) Benton mackaye trail.—

“(A) In general.—The Benton MacKaye Trail, a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

“(B) Study.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association, shall complete and submit to Congress the feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.”.

Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2026.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2768

AN ACT

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.

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