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H.R. 635

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 635, the WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 22, 2025 by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 22, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 635 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb635/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 635 IH: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-22
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 635  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 22, 2025   Ms. Stansbury  (for herself,  Mr. Huffman ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Horsford ,  Ms. Davids of Kansas ,  Ms. Leger Fernandez , and  Mr. Neguse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act  .
2.
Water management improvement
Section 9504(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(a)(3)(E)(i) ) is amended—
(1)
in subclause (I), by striking  subclause (II)  and inserting  subclauses (II) and (III) ; and
(2)
after subclause (II), by inserting the following:
(III)
Waiver; reduction
With respect to a grant or other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between the Secretary and an Indian Tribe, the Secretary may reduce or waive the non-Federal share (and increase the Federal share accordingly) of the cost of any infrastructure improvement or activity that is the subject of that grant or other agreement if the Secretary determines that contribution of the non-Federal share would result in a financial hardship for the Indian Tribe.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-22
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 22, 2025

hb635/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/22/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) sponsors H.R. 635, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 635 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 22, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 635 has taken 2 actions since Jan 22, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 22, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 635 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 635 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act — Display Title
  • WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 635 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Homeland Security, Natural Resources, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Utilities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CALEB RASPLER114
ELIZABETH SPEKHARDT114
IAN LYLE114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIESASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES2025 fourth_quarter$115K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIESASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES2025 third_quarter$115K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIESASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES2025 second_quarter$115K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIESASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES2025 first_quarter$115K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 635 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 635’s is Native Americans.

hr635/policy-areas.txt
Native AmericansAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 635 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Federal-Indian relations to Water use and supply.

hr635/subjects.txt
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsWater resources fundingWater use and supply

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com