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EnvironmentH.R. 4684Comments

Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, and for other purposes.

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Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, current stage

What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Forest Service to issue a special use permit to maintain a flagpole bearing the American flag at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in the Uinta National Forest, which is in Utah.

The Forest Service must issue the special use permit for a 10-year period and renew the permit as required by the bill. The Forest Service may impose terms and conditions on a permit holder to ensure the proper care and maintenance of the flagpole.

The bill prohibits the Forest Service from charging a land use fee for the special use permit.

The bill also exempts such permit from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

As background, Scoutmaster Robert Collins and his scout troop raised the American flag at the point in 2000 and lowered it before winter. The flag was raised annually until the Forest Service cited policy that requires a permit for the construction or placement of any structure, including flagpoles, on National Forest lands. The bill directs the Forest Service to issue a special use permit so the flag may continue to be raised seasonally each year.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. House floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Passed the House
  4. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
  5. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  6. House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
  7. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  8. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  9. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  10. Introduced
  11. Committee

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