REAUTHORIZING THE FORT PECK RESERVATION RURAL WATER SYSTEM ACT OF 2000

On 2026-09-16, Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) delivered a floor speech titled "REAUTHORIZING THE FORT PECK RESERVATION RURAL WATER SYSTEM ACT OF 2000" in the Senate.

REAUTHORIZING THE FORT PECK RESERVATION RURAL WATER SYSTEM ACT OF 2000

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4746] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] REAUTHORIZING THE FORT PECK RESERVATION RURAL WATER SYSTEM ACT OF 2000 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, so notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 7250 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 7250) to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. DAINES. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill was ordered to a third reading and was read the third time. Mr. DAINES. I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 7250) was passed. Mr. DAINES. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Nevada. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR7250, HR7250