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HR 6238 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Water resources funding Water use and supply

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Introduced: December 14, 2021 Introduced by: Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal share of certain grants and agreements for assisting Indian tribes in planning, designing, or constructing any water management improvement or carrying out any water-related activity if the tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay the cost share.

What's happening now May 12, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 8, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· May 12, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 6, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 20, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jan 12, 2022
YOUNG, DON
· Jan 6, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Dec 14, 2021
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Dec 9, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Dec 9, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6238: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6238/
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"H.R. 6238: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6238/.
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H.R. 6238, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6238/.
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