# 119-s-640: Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act

119-s-640, Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status passed_senate; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-640
- Congress: 119
- Title: Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**This act makes targeted technical corrections to adjust and fund three tribal water trust funds. It sends **adjusted interest payments to the Navajo Nation, Taos Pueblo, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos** and clarifies how investment earnings and certain waivers are handled.** - Navajo Nation: Deposits $6.4 million into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund as an adjusted interest payment. - Taos Pueblo: Authorizes $7.8 million to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund for water development. - Aamodt Settlement Pueblos: Authorizes $4.3 million to the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund for operation, maintenance, and replacement of Pueblo water facilities and the regional water system. It also waives certain past interest payments owed to the United States tied to amounts available before September 15, 2017. - Investment earnings and legal clarifications: Allows investment earnings credited to these trust amounts to be appropriated. The act also reaffirms prior conditions precedent and the validity of related Secretarial findings under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. *Net effect: increases federal outlays by about $18.5 million in one-time deposits, plus potential effects from waived past interest receipts and any appropriated investment earnings.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep past water settlement approvals valid: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would state that it does not change earlier findings that key conditions were met for these settlements. It would keep the Secretarial findings published on October 7, 2016 and September 15, 2017 valid.
- One-time funding for tribal water funds: benefit, low. If enacted, the government would make one-time deposits into three tribal water trust funds. It would add $6,357,674.46 (about $6.36 million) to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund. It would add $7,794,297.52 (about $7.79 million) to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund. It w…
- Waive old interest on Aamodt funds: benefit, low. If enacted, the Treasury Secretary would waive any money owed to the United States that comes from interest earned on Aamodt settlement funds made available before September 15, 2017. The waiver would only cover interest tied to those pre‑September 15, 2017 amounts.

## Related bills

- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-640 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/640)

## Related
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-640 (as of 2026-07-25).