# 117-hr-6238: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

117-hr-6238, WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6238
- Congress: 117
- Title: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2021-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6238 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6238)

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