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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on September 30, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
47 Cosponsors (45 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Boundary Waters Protection Bill Highlighted in House Democrats Action Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis”
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Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN4]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 30, 2020
“Natural Resources Committee Advances Bills to Protect Boundary Waters From Mining, Remove Confederate Monuments, Protect Public Lands”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ7]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 30, 2020
“Rep. Peterson's Newsletter 2/10/2020”
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Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN7, 1991-2020]
on Feb 20, 2020
History
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Jan 14, 2020
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Introduced
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Sep 30, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 18, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Jul 13, 2022
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Reintroduced Bill —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2794 (117th). |
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Jan 31, 2023
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 668. |
H.R. 5598 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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