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Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

Introduced: April 22, 2021 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 14, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.
Dec 14, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-634.
Jul 13, 2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 13, 2022
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 13, 2022
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
May 24, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

This bill withdraws certain federal lands and waters in Minnesota from mining and related activities.

Specifically, the bill withdraws approximately 234,328 acres of federal land and waters in a specified area in the Rainy River Watershed of Superior National Forest 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 Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States shall be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.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 14, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 38
D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Dec 8, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 5, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Dec 5, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 28, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 28, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 1, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 1, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 1, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 20, 2021
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Sep 21, 2021
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 30, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 14, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· May 14, 2021
Newman, Marie
· May 14, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 14, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 14, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Apr 22, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 22, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Apr 22, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Apr 22, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 22, 2021
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 22, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 22, 2021
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 22, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 22, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Apr 22, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 22, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 22, 2021
Kildee, Daniel
· Apr 22, 2021
Kilmer, Derek
· Apr 22, 2021
KIND, RON
· Apr 22, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 22, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Apr 22, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 22, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2021
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 22, 2021
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