Legislation· May 2026Sponsored by Mike Kennedy (R)
Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
Directs the Forest Service to issue a permit for a flagpole bearing the US flag at a Utah peak.
Tradeoff
Requires the Forest Service to issue a 10-year permit for a flagpole at Kyhv Peak in Utah's Uinta National Forest, with no fee charged. Exempts the permit from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act.
What's in it
Costs less than $500,000 over 2026-2031 to issue and administer a 10-year special use permit.
The $500,000 is the federal administrative cost to issue and oversee the permit — the actual policy impact is that a local party can erect a flagpole on public land without paying the normal fees the Forest Service would otherwise charge.
Passed the House by on May 19, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jul 23, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Jul 23, 2025)
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Mar 5, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-584.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (May 19, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(May 20, 2026)