H.R. 197 · 119th Congress
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
Latest action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
October 27, 2025
Summary
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025This 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.
Source: Congressional Research Service via Congress.gov · as of Jul 11, 2026
How it has moved
- October 27, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
- October 27, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
- October 27, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
- October 21, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- January 22, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- January 21, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- January 21, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)
- January 21, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)
- January 21, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 197.
- January 21, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H242-244)
- January 21, 2025