3.0.0 4684 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z House H HR 2025-07-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4684 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 4684.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3648]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-05-20T17:20:34Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2026-03-05T15:00:00Z Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-01-14T19:00:00Z Referred to 2026-01-07T18:18:54Z Reported By 2026-04-02T13:28:27Z Markup By 2026-03-05T17:45:00Z Referred To 2025-07-23T14:17:10Z H. Rept. 119-584 Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025 119 2417 S 2026-02-12 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2026-05-20 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2026-05-19 15:58:17 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:58:15 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:58:15 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-05-19 15:50:14 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4684. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:50:13 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3570-3572) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 15:50:10 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-04-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00504 2026-04-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-04-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-584. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-03-05 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2026-03-05 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-03-05 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Committee 2026-01-14 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2026-01-07 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2025-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000403 Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] Mike Kennedy R UT 3 N 2026-03-27T18:26:00Z H.R. 4684, Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62283 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 5, 2026 Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees 2026-01-23T18:23:13Z Licensing and registrations 2026-01-23T18:23:09Z National symbols 2026-01-23T18:23:18Z Utah 2026-01-23T18:23:05Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2026-04-07T22:41:26Z 07 2026-04-02 Reported to House 2026-05-15T14:28:36Z 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.

]]> Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2026-07-18T00:02:49Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 2026-07-18T00:02:49Z Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 2026-05-22T10:23:31Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 2026-05-22T02:38:26Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 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. 2026-05-22T02:38:26Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 2026-04-03T05:38:27Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025 2025-08-14T08:23:16Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4684rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr4684rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4684eh/xml/BILLS-119hr4684eh.xml Reported in House 2026-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4684rh/xml/BILLS-119hr4684rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4684ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4684ih.xml 2026-05-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.