HR 4684 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026

Introduced Jul 23, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Mike Kennedy R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 20, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 23, 2025
  2. Passed HouseMay 19, 2026
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026

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.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. May 19, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
  3. May 19, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684.
  4. May 19, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. May 19, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2417Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025Identical billFeb 12, 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2026Referred in Senate
  2. May 19, 2026Engrossed in House
  3. Apr 2, 2026Reported in House
  4. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House

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