US Congress House Bill 5598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-18 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States shall be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.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.

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.
2020-12-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-672.
2020-09-30	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
2020-09-30	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-09-30	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2020-09-30	House	Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
2020-02-05	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2020-01-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2020-01-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2020-01-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2020-01-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5598/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5598/BILLS-116hr5598ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5598/BILLS-116hr5598rh.pdf