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Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1376| Senate 
| Updated: 10/27/2025
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (3)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. The study must be completed and submitted to Congress within one year of the bill's enactment, in consultation with interested organizations like the Benton MacKaye Trail Association. The Benton MacKaye Trail is a 287-mile nonmotorized trail that traverses scenic areas in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, including national parks and forests. Congress recognizes its ecological value, economic benefits for rural communities, and its history of successful maintenance, all of which will be considered in determining its potential for national scenic trail status.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4352
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 27, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Mar 5, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2768
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4352
    Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024


  • April 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • October 21, 2025
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • October 27, 2025
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.


  • October 27, 2025
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.


  • March 5, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2768
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025
Congressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1376| Senate 
| Updated: 10/27/2025
This bill mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. The study must be completed and submitted to Congress within one year of the bill's enactment, in consultation with interested organizations like the Benton MacKaye Trail Association. The Benton MacKaye Trail is a 287-mile nonmotorized trail that traverses scenic areas in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, including national parks and forests. Congress recognizes its ecological value, economic benefits for rural communities, and its history of successful maintenance, all of which will be considered in determining its potential for national scenic trail status.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4352
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 27, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Mar 5, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2768
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4352
    Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024


  • April 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • October 21, 2025
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • October 27, 2025
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.


  • October 27, 2025
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.


  • March 5, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2768
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (3)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsTennessee