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Did Tom Tiffany's Apostle Islands National Park bill clear a House committee?

Matches stated record claim. The Natural Resources Committee voted 20-17 on February 11, 2026 to send his bill to the House with changes, and the House has not voted on it.

Tom Tiffany

Making the Apostle Islands a national park

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What they say

His House office says his bill to make the Apostle Islands Wisconsin's first national park cleared a House committee.

“Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources”

What the record shows ·

He introduced H.R. 5497 in September 2025. On February 11, 2026, the Natural Resources Committee voted 20-17 to send it to the House, with changes. The House has not voted on it.

Limit: A committee vote is an early step. The bill is not law.

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  1. Rep. Tiffany's bill to create Wisconsin's first national park clears House committeehttps://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-tiffanys-bill-create-wisconsins-first-national-park-clears-house-committee

    Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany · Published Feb 11, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His office's release on the committee vote on H.R. 5497.

    official office record

    For: Did Tom Tiffany's Apostle Islands National Park bill clear a House committee?

  2. H.R. 5497, Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5497

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-09-23. Sponsor: Tiffany, introduced 2025-09-18. The Natural Resources Committee voted 20-17 on 2026-02-11 to report it with changes. No House vote.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Tom Tiffany's Apostle Islands National Park bill clear a House committee?