S 2927
118th Congress
Senate
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: September 26, 2023
Introduced by:
Luján, Ben Ray
Democratic
· New Mexico
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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
Plain-English summary
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.)
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
Committees of jurisdiction
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