HR 6979 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018

Latest action · Oct 11, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 28, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018

This bill ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 28, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTChris StewartOriginalSep 28, 2018
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOriginalSep 28, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 28, 2018
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Oct 11, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 11, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  2. Sep 28, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Sep 28, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 161, September 28, 2018, page H9407.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 644Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020Reintroduced BillDec 18, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 28, 2018Introduced in House

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