H.R. 635 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
Cosponsors: 7 (7 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-22
Latest action (2025-01-22): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
What H.R. 635 does, in plain terms
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost 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 Interior determines that paying the cost share would result in a financial hardship for the tribe.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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