H.R. 4598 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2025-07-22
Latest action (2026-09-15): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
What H.R. 4598 does, in plain terms
Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act This bill authorizes deposits representing unpaid interest into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund. These funds were established in 2009 and 2010 under certain water rights settlement agreements that did not allow accrual of interest.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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