Protect treaty rights and Tribal sovereignty in the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve designation.

Importantly, the legislation affirms all treaty rights and Tribal sovereignty

The release says Tiffany's bill would affirm that the Apostle Islands redesignation does not affect Tribal treaty rights or sovereignty.

Rep. Tiffany’s Bill to Create Wisconsin’s First National Park Clears House Committee | Representative Tom Tiffany
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Latest Action: House - 02/11/2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 17.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the checked record, Tiffany's Apostle Islands bill had advanced only through House committee action and remained short of House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or enactment.

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Actions - H.R.5497 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Except where permitted under a treaty, statute, or executive order pertaining to a Tribe, hunting and trapping are prohibited within Apostle Islands National Park.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill includes treaty-rights language protecting Tribal hunting and trapping rights within the proposed national park designation, but the protection has not been enacted.

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H.R.5497 - Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act: Text
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