House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

H.R. 5598Introduced Jan 14, 2020Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum D-MN

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 14, 2020
Committee actionSep 30, 2020
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 18, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5598.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-672 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 18, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 18, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 5598, 116th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5598
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCOLLUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 8, January 14, 2020, Page H238):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 14, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5598, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5598
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

47 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 45 Democrats

2 of 47 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jesús García (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Andy Levin (D-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-4 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.