Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedApr 9, 2025
ReportedOct 21, 2025
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 43 words.
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 This bill requires the Forest Service to study the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. The trail traverses approximately 287 miles in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 198 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 345 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee
- Latest action
- Oct 27, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 2768 Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]