119th Congress
S. 638
A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Introduced
- Feb 19, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Official text
- Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to Senate” version
This bill prevents decreases in annual payments provided to Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties in Minnesota for national forest lands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Specifically, the bill modifies the formula created under the Thye-Blatnik Act that the Department of the Treasury uses to determine the amount of the payments. Treasury must base the payments on the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, rather than on the fair appraised value of the land.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 27, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. - Oct 27, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report. - Oct 21, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. - Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. - Feb 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate