S 1977
116th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Kansas
Land transfers
Water use and supply
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1977: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1977/
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