House Bill 668 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-01-31

Recent Activity

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Alternative Names

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

To provide for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]

Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]

Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]

Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]

Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]

Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]

Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]

Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]

Committees and Subcommittees

Natural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Variations and Revisions

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

1/18/2024, 2:57 AM

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 ...

Congress
118

Number
HR - 668

Introduced on
2023-01-31

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/31/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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 ...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo provide for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/20/2023

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 ...


Latest Action2/21/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.