House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

H.R. 2794Introduced Apr 22, 2021Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum D-MN

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 22, 2021
Committee actionJul 13, 2022
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 14, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2794.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-634 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 14, 2022.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 14, 2022 ↗
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H.R. 2794, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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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. 167, No. 70, April 22, 2021, Page H2108):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 22, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2794, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

58 cosponsors — 58 Democrats

0 of 58 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jesús García (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th 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 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.