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Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

Introduced: December 12, 2019 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.
Dec 9, 2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-309.
Jul 29, 2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 24, 2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-338.
Dec 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

This bill permanently reauthorizes, and expands, the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program.

Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to connect, expand, or repair existing public water systems that are on Indian reservations or off-reservation sites that serve tribes in the Columbia River Basin or its adjacent coastal river basins. Currently, only projects that are on Indian reservations in the Upper Missouri River Basin or the Upper Rio Grande Basin are eligible for the program.

What's happening now December 9, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3044: Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3044/
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S. 3044, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3044/.
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