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S 4896 117th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Government trust funds Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights New Mexico Water quality Water use and supply

Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022

Introduced: September 20, 2022 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Sep 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sep 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022

This bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Pueblo of Jemez, the Pueblo of Zia, the United States, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Jemez River Stream System in New Mexico. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funding for two settlement trust funds.

What's happening now November 16, 2022

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8921 Identical bill Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Nov 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4896: Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4896/
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"S. 4896: Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4896/.
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S. 4896, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4896/.
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