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H.R. 6238: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

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H.R. 6238: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Plain summary

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal share of certain grants and agreements for assisting Indian tribes in planning, designing, or constructing any water management improvement or carrying out any water-related activity if the tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay the cost share.

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Official text

WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Diana DeGette (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6238 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117