HR 635 119th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Water resources funding Water use and supply

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced in House

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WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost 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 Interior determines that paying the cost share would result in a financial hardship for the tribe.

What's happening now January 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

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ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
for ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
for ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
for ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
for ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 7

Costa, Jim

California · Jan 22, 2025

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Jan 22, 2025

Horsford, Steven

Nevada · Jan 22, 2025

Huffman, Jared

California · Jan 22, 2025

Leger Fernandez, Teresa

New Mexico · Jan 22, 2025

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Jan 22, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jan 22, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 635: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-635/

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"H.R. 635: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-635/.

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H.R. 635, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-635/.

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