To amend the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5980.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PETERSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3915):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 7, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  329 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5980, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5980

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 7, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  492696d3609f8c9c397d4081705396cb55ca114ff08373f8592bd496f18ce7b0

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 7, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5980, last updated February 7, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.