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S640Passed Senate

Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-19
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
Democrat · NM · Senator
Votes with party: 62.6% (321 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000570

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Original· 2025-02-19

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Held at the desk.

2025-12-15

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Indian AffairsReported By · 2025-11-04

Previously

  • Indian Affairs CommitteeReported By · 2025-11-04
  • Indian Affairs CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-03-05
  • Senate Committee on Indian AffairsMarkup By · 2025-03-05
  • Indian Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-19
  • Senate Committee on Indian AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-19

Plain-English Summary

Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act This bill authorizes deposits representing unpaid interest into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund. These funds were established in 2009 and 2010 under certain water rights settlement agreements that did not allow accrual of interest.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Native Americans
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