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House bill · H.R. 197 (119th Congress)

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Oct 27, 2025

Sponsor: Pete Stauber (U.S. Representative, MN-8, Republican)

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Summary

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.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · U.S. Senate.

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Full history

  1. Oct 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

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

  2. Oct 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

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

  3. Oct 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

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

  4. Oct 27, 2025

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

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

    U.S. Senate

  5. Oct 27, 2025

    Introduced

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

    U.S. House

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  1. Oct 21, 2025

    Reported out of committee

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

  2. Oct 21, 2025

    Reported out of committee

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

  3. Oct 21, 2025

    Reported out of committee

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

  4. Jan 22, 2025

    Sent to the executive

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

    U.S. Senate

  5. Jan 21, 2025

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H242-244)

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

  6. Jan 21, 2025

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H242-244)

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

  7. Jan 21, 2025

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H242-244)

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

  8. Jan 21, 2025

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 197.

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

    U.S. House of Representatives

  9. Jan 21, 2025

    Passed a chamber

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

  10. Jan 21, 2025

    Passed a chamber

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

  11. Jan 21, 2025

    Passed a chamber

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

  12. Jan 21, 2025

    Passed a chamber

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

    U.S. House of Representatives

  13. Jan 3, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  14. Jan 3, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  15. Jan 3, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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