H.R. 197

119th Congress

Reported

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]MN· Introduced 3 January 2025
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2

Cosponsors

14

Actions

0

Amendments

2

Committees

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.

27 October 2025·8 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 12 February 2025

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025

This bill directs the Forest Service to exchange specified land along the shoreline of Lake Winnibigoshish (commonly known as Lake Winnie) in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota for specified land owned by Big Winnie Land and Timber, LLC (BWLT), if BWLT offers to make the exchange. The land acquired by the Forest Service must be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest. 

The bill outlines requirements and conditions for the exchange. For example, the Forest Service must reserve an easement for road access to certain land in the forest. The bill also conditions the exchange on the satisfactory completion of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment by BWLT before the nonfederal land is accepted in the exchange.

In addition, the exchange must be for equal value or the values must be equalized by a cash payment, subject to an exception.

Finally, the bill directs BWLT to pay all closing costs associated with the exchange.

Timeline

14 actions

  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.

    27 October 2025 · Calendars

  2. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.

    27 October 2025 · Committee

  3. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.

    27 October 2025 · Committee

  4. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    21 October 2025 · Committee

  5. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

    22 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H242-244)

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 197.

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  8. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  9. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  10. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  11. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  12. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  13. Introduced in House

    3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  14. Introduced in House

    3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

2 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]MN

Cosponsors

  • Republican2100%

Classification

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Legislative subjects

Forests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand transfersMinnesota

Committees

2

  • Natural Resources Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To3 Jan 2025

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To22 Jan 2025
    • Markup By21 Oct 2025
    • Reported By27 Oct 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 1 on 3 January 2025 to 2 on 6 January 2025.

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