2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB588: Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
1/21/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Natural Resources(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 30
Primary Sponsor

Betty McCollum
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (29)
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Kelly Morrison
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Emily Randall
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat