HR8461-119

In Committee

Western Tribal Water Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 23, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Western Tribal Water Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HCD4BB990D4EC4CC1B3E354D9FB1E4C62: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Tribal Water Act of 2026.
  • Section HBFF5B3114E414EAC97A28C37C4D2D945: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the Upper Colorado River Basin is home to several Indian Tribes that face a variety of challenges for water supply...
  • Section HCC49E63A1E1146D7B0D49465ACE576C0: 3. Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program Section 2001 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note; Public Law 115–270) is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Western Tribal Water Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, Western Tribal Water Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 23, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 23, 2026

Mr. Hurd of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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