Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
Latest action · May 20, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2025Markup Mar 5, 2026Reported Apr 2, 2026 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jan 7, 2026Hearings Jan 14, 2026Discharged Mar 5, 2026 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 20, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 19, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
- May 19, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
- May 19, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684.
- May 19, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
- Apr 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
- Mar 5, 2026Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Mar 5, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 5, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 14, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 7, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3570–H3572Text printed H3570 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Mike Kennedy R-UT, Sarah Elfreth D-MD | May 19, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 27, 2026H.R. 4684, Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 5, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 126, July 23, 2025, page H3648.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2417 | Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Feb 12, 2026 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2026Referred in Senate
- May 19, 2026Engrossed in House
- Apr 2, 2026Reported in House
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
