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S. 2927 118th Congress Senate

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2023 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsWater resources fundingWater use and supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 11, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-405.
Sep 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

This bill allows the Bureau of Reclamation to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost share of WaterSMART grants for Indian tribes if paying that cost share would result in a financial hardship for the tribe. (WaterSMART grants support projects related to water conservation and water use efficiency.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4365 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
  • HR 4356 WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Sep 26, 2023
 D
Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Sep 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2927: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2927/
MLA
"S. 2927: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2927/.
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S. 2927, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2927/.
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