S. 638 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.

Introduced: February 19, 2025 Introduced by: Tina Smith Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources MinnesotaWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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Became law

Oct 27, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Oct 27, 2025

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.

Oct 21, 2025

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 19, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prevents decreases in annual payments provided to Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties in Minnesota for national forest lands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Specifically, the bill modifies the formula created under the Thye-Blatnik Act that the Department of the Treasury uses to determine the amount of the payments. Treasury must base the payments on the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, rather than on the fair appraised value of the land.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, S.1462, to improve forest …
Meeting Oct 21, 2025 · 9:15 AM EDT · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 1

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HIGH STREET STRATEGIES LLC
for THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE · Oregon · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Feb 19, 2025

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