H.R. 635 119th Congress House

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

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

Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsWater resources fundingWater use and supply

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Jan 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
4 filings
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
4 filings
Bureau of Reclamation
4 filings
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
4 filings
Energy, Dept of
4 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
4 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
4 filings

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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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