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LegislationLegislation· Jun 2024
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Sponsored by Jon Tester (D)

Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024

Would have settled the Fort Belknap tribe's water rights claims and funded its irrigation and water systems.

Tradeoff

Would have ended the tribe's water claims against Montana and the United States in exchange for federal benefits. Would have set aside about $1.3 billion in federal money, much of it for future spending.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this bill by on June 20, 2024. The bill expired before becoming law when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jun 14, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs(Jun 14, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 19, 2023)

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Tester's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 2074 · Jun 20, 2024)

    Raises the authorized deposit for the Clean and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer Systems and Lake Elwell Project Account to $331,885,220, from $157,371,593.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 20, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 21, 2024)