Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act
This bill modifies and ratifies the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement entered into by the tribe and Kansas.
The bill confirms a consumptive tribal water right in the Delaware River Basin of up to 4,705 acre-feet of water per year.
The bill also outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2019 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2019 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jul 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jun 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 107, June 25, 2019, page H5168.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44148 | Indian Water Rights Settlements | Report | Jun 17, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1977 | Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act | Related bill | Jun 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To approve the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
