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S. 546

U.S. Senate•Engrossed

Summary

S. 546, the Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 12, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 15, 2025: Held at the desk.

Record

Text

S. 546 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb546/engrossed-in-senate.txt
111 S546 ES: Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
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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.
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 546  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025  .
2.
Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on Development Fund
Section 10807(b)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1409) is amended—
(1)
by striking  There is  and inserting the following:
(A)
In general
There is
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(B)
Adjusted interest payments
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12.
 .
    Passed the Senate December 11, 2025.    Secretary

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed Senate2025-12-11
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Feb 12, 2025

sb546/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/12/2025)

Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

This bill authorizes deposit of specified interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. This fund was established in 2009 under the water rights settlement agreement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.

Sponsors

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 546, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 546 went before 1 committee: Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs
Indian Affairs
Reported By · Nov 4, 2025 · 49 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on S. 546, the latest S. Rept. 119-94.

  • S. Rept. 119-94 — TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE SHOSHONE-PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2025

Actions

S. 546 has taken 10 actions since Feb 12, 2025, the latest on Dec 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 15, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 202516:06
House
Received in the House.
Dec 15, 202516:18
House
Held at the desk.
Dec 11, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691; text: CR S8691)
Dec 11, 2025
—
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Votes

S. 546 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 546 goes by 5 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 546, the latest on Mar 28, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 546 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Gaming/Gambling/Casino, Natural Resources.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONTribeNevada16$170K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP16$170K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
RYAN SMITH116
SARAH MURRAY116
ANNICK MILLER113
LAUREN HANCOCK112
TRIPP MCKEMEY112
BELLA SEWALL WOLITZ111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 546 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 8 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 546’s is Native Americans.

s546/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

S. 546 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Federal-Indian relations to Water use and supply.

s546/subjects.txt
Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIdahoIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsInterest, dividends, interest ratesNevadaWater use and supply

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com