WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
Summary
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal 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 the tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay the cost share.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 9, 2021
Last action May 12, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Dec 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melanie A. Stansbury
DDemocratic
Co
Cori Bush
DDemocratic
Co
Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Don Young
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Grace F. Napolitano
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Huffman
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
Ruben Gallego
DDemocratic
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