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Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act

Introduced: June 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act

This bill modifies and ratifies the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement entered into by the tribe and Kansas.

The bill confirms a consumptive tribal water right in the Delaware River Basin of up to 4,705 acre-feet of water per year.

The bill also outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement.

What's happening now July 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3491: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3491/
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"H.R. 3491: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3491/.
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