S. 565 119th Congress Senate

Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Martin Heinrich Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Mar 5, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 3

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Apr 11, 2002	Senate · vote #65	On Passage of the Bill S. 565	Passed	99–1	See who voted →
Mar 4, 2002	Senate · vote #40	On the Cloture Motion S. 565	Rejected	51–44	See who voted →
Mar 1, 2002	Senate · vote #39	On the Cloture Motion S. 565	Rejected	49–39	See who voted →

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Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the Navajo Nation. It also establishes and provides funding for a settlement trust fund.

Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Navajo Nation, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio San José Stream System in New Mexico.

The bill establishes and provides funding for the Navajo Nation Rio San José Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill.

Additionally, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the tribe; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States.

The bill also allows for additional service areas for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.105, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certa…
Meeting Mar 5, 2025 · 2:30 PM EST · Indian Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Indian Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 15

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

PHILLIPS 66
for PHILLIPS 66 · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
for NAVAJO NATION · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
for NAVAJO NATION · Arizona · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
for NAVAJO NATION · Arizona · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
for NAVAJO NATION · Arizona · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
JORDAN LAW FIRM, LLC
for PUEBLO OF LAGUNA · New Mexico · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
15 filings
SENATE
15 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
6 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
2 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
1 filing
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
1 filing
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Feb 13, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 565: Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-565/

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"S. 565: Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-565/.

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