House bill · H.R. 4684 (119th Congress)
Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Mike Kennedy (U.S. Representative, UT-3, Republican)
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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.
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Where it stands
Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives
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Full history
- May 20, 2026
Sent to the executive
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
U.S. Senate
- May 20, 2026
In committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
U.S. House
- May 19, 2026
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H3570-3572)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
- May 19, 2026
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H3570-3572)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
- May 19, 2026
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H3570-3572)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572)
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- May 19, 2026
Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 4684.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684.
U.S. House of Representatives
- May 19, 2026
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2026
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2026
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2026
Passed a chamber
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)
U.S. House of Representatives
- Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
- Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
- Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
- Apr 2, 2026
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
- Apr 2, 2026
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
- Apr 2, 2026
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584.
- Mar 5, 2026
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 5, 2026
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 5, 2026
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 5, 2026
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 5, 2026
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 5, 2026
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 5, 2026
In committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Mar 5, 2026
In committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Mar 5, 2026
In committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Jan 14, 2026
Hearing held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 14, 2026
Hearing held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 14, 2026
Hearing held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Jul 23, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
U.S. House of Representatives
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