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S. 501 (114th): New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act


A bill to make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Tom Udall

Sponsor. Senator for New Mexico. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Oct 6, 2016
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Feb 12, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 30, 2015

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 30, 2015.

Law
Pub.L. 114-57
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

Source

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

H.R. 1406: New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

Introduced on Mar 17, 2015. 100% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Feb 12, 2015
 
Introduced

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Feb 25, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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May 11, 2015
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

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May 21, 2015
 
Passed Senate (House next)

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Jul 8, 2015
 
Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Sep 8, 2015
 
Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Sep 16, 2015
 
Passed House

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Sep 30, 2015
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 501 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 501. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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