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Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

Introduced: February 10, 2020 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-672.
Dec 18, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.
Sep 30, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Sep 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Sep 30, 2020
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Feb 5, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 17, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 17, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

This bill withdraws approximately 234,328 acres of federal land and waters in a specified area in the Rainy River Watershed of Superior National Forest in Minnesota from

  • entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
  • location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
  • operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

The area is adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Protection Area. Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States shall be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.

The Forest Service is authorized to permit the removal of sand, granite, iron ore, and taconite from national forest system lands within such area if the removal is not detrimental to the water quality, air quality, and health of forest habitat within the Rainy River Watershed.

What's happening now December 18, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 25
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 7, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 25, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 11, 2020
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 2, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 2, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 26, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Feb 25, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 14, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 14, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Feb 10, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 10, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 10, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Feb 4, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Feb 4, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Feb 4, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 30, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 28, 2020
KIND, RON
· Jan 28, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 28, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 28, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 24, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 21, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Jan 14, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Jan 14, 2020
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