3.0.0 1444 2026-07-23T23:06:25Z 2026-07-23T23:06:25Z House H HR 2025-02-18 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1444 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VASQUEZ:H.R. 1444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StateConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of theCongress.[Page H724]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-18T18:02:15Z Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 119 564 S 2026-06-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429. Identical bill CRS 2025-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-02-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000136 Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] Gabe Vasquez D NM 2 N L000273 Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] Teresa Leger Fernandez D NM 3 2025-02-18 True S001218 Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] Melanie Stansbury D NM A. 1 2025-02-18 True Native Americans Federal-Indian relations 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Geography and mapping 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Government information and archives 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Government trust funds 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Indian claims 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Indian lands and resources rights 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Lakes and rivers 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Land transfers 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Land use and conservation 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z New Mexico 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Water use and supply 2025-05-09T17:46:44Z Native Americans 2025-05-09T13:03:02Z 00 2025-02-18 Introduced in House 2025-06-16T19:30:01Z Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Zuni and establishes and provides funding for a related settlement trust fund. It also requires federal actions related to the Zuni Salt Lake in New Mexico.

Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by Zuni, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Zuni River Stream System in New Mexico.

The bill establishes and provides funding for the Zuni Tribe Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill.

Additionally, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States.

The bill also withdraws certain federal land in New Mexico from mineral development. The bill reserves this federal land for the following three purposes: (1) the protection of the Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary, (2) the protection of the quality and quantity of the Zuni Salt Lake's water supply, and (3) the protection of any cultural resources associated with the Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary. The Bureau of Land Management must manage this land.

The Department of the Interior must take certain land surrounding the Zuni Salt Lake into trust for the benefit of Zuni.

]]> Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 2025-03-13T15:38:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 2025-03-13T15:38:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for other purposes. 2025-03-13T15:33:25Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-02-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1444ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1444ih.xml 2025-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.