{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2768","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2768,"title":"Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000459","fullName":"Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. \"Chuck\" [R-TN-3]","party":"R","state":"TN","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-03","text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Georgia","Government studies and investigations","North Carolina","Parks, recreation areas, trails","Tennessee"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3749-3750)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3749-3751)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-02","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-582.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the Benton&nbsp;MacKaye Trail (located in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) as a national scenic trail.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-24T16:03:04Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8006,"ts":"2026-10-13T14:01:10.381Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Benton%20MacKaye%20National%20Scenic%20Trail%20Feasibility%20Study%20Act%20o"}]}}