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Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021

Introduced: February 24, 2021 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-17.
Apr 28, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
Mar 24, 2021
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024, 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 April 28, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 421: Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-421/
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