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H.R. 2768

U.S. House•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 2768, the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2025 by Rep. Charles Fleischmann (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jun 3, 2026: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.

Record

Text

H.R. 2768 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb2768/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2768 EH: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 2768
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026  .
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.
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    Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-09
  2. Passed House2026-06-02
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Apr 2, 2026

hb2768/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (04/02/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Charles Fleischmann (R) sponsors H.R. 2768, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2768 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Apr 2, 2026 · 395 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2768, the latest H. Rept. 119-582.

  • H. Rept. 119-582 — BENTON MACKAYE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY ACT OF 2026

Actions

H.R. 2768 has taken 13 actions since Apr 9, 2025, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 3, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
Jun 2, 202614:47
House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 2, 202614:47
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)
Jun 2, 202614:47
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
Jun 2, 202614:55
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)

Votes

H.R. 2768 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2768, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2768 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
  • Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • 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 Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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 Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2768, the latest on Mar 27, 2026.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2768 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDINGWorking toward social justice in financial marketplaces on behalf of responsible borrowersDistrict of Columbia11$10K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION12—
NANCY ZIRKIN11$10K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHAD LORD112
CHRISTINA HAZARD112
EMILY DOUCE112
JOHN GARDER112
NANCY ZIRKIN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$113.1K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$112.6K1st Quarter - Report
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDINGNANCY ZIRKIN2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2768 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2768’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr2768/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2768 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Tennessee.

hr2768/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2768, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:H.R. 2768.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, which states the Congressshall have the power ``to make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or office thereof.''[Page H1563]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com