Congress lets someone put a flagpole on federal land in Utah.
H.R. 4684 — Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026 · Filed by Mike Kennedy (R-UT) · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of Agriculture to give a 10-year permit. Someone can put a U.S. flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah's Uinta National Forest. The permit goes to someone who applied before March 5, 2026. It also goes to someone who already put a flag there. If that person says no, a Utah County resident or group can get it. The permit holder pays no fees. Environmental review rules do not apply.
Who it affects
A Utah County resident or group gets the right to put a flagpole on public land. They pay no fees. The public does not lose access to the peak.
One thing to notice
The bill skips the normal review process. Congress names a specific place and likely person instead of running an open process.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Jan 14, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Mar 5, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Mar 5, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- May 19, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3570)”
- May 19, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- permit — A license that lets someone use land or do something the government controls.
- Secretary of Agriculture — The cabinet official who runs the U.S. Department of Agriculture and oversees national forests.
- fees — Money the government charges for a service or use of public land.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,461 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,938 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-05.
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