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H.R. 5565: Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act

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H.R. 5565: Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-08 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act

Plain summary

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of the facilities at the Angostura Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; and (2) provide for the delivery of water saved through such modernization and improvement for fish and wildlife purposes and environmental restoration on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (South Dakota). Establishes the Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund. Requires the governing body of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota to prepare a plan for the use of payments to the Tribe out of the Fund. Prohibits distribution of any payment to any member of the Tribe on a per capita basis. States that no payment made to the Tribe shall result in the reduction or denial of any entitlement service or program.

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Official text

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5565 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109