Back to search
S 563 - 119

Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.

Bill highlights

Votes, text signals, source context, and latest movement from this record.

Bill Text Stats

29
Analyzed sections
$976.0M
Detected dollar total
0
Tax signals
6
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 0.0%
Spending density 65.5%
Spending 19
Statutory Reference 18
Courts 8
Deadline 6
Benefits 4
Agency 3
Enforcement 1

Top agencies

Secretary of a Tribal management plan submitted by 1
Secretary of the Treasury 1
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 1

Statutory references

25 U.S.C. 4001 3
42 U.S.C. 4321 3
33 U.S.C. 1251 2
42 U.S.C. 300f 2
42 U.S.C. 9601 2
16 U.S.C. 1531 1
16 U.S.C. 1531 1
25 U.S.C. 162a 1

House Votes

No House roll call votes have been linked to this bill yet.

Timeline

Jun 4, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-124.

Jun 4, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-124.

Jun 4, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.

Mar 5, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Feb 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Affected Sectors

How to read this

Sectors are deterministic matches from official Congress.gov data and cached bill text. They are source-derived signals, not conclusions about intent or economic effect.

Evidence matches count official fields, normalized subjects, cached text snippets, or extracted entities that matched the sector rules.

Impact is a bill-level rollup used for sorting and filtering. It is not an economic impact estimate.

Confidence is the strongest individual match score behind that sector.

Evidence snippets show why a sector matched and can repeat when Congress.gov repeats the same phrase across official fields.

Tribal governments
33 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 88%

Indian Affairs Committee Other Senate

Secretary of a Tribal management plan submitted by secretary of a tribal management plan submitted by

Secretary of a Tribal management plan submitted by secretary of a tribal management plan submitted by

Finance and banking
32 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 80%

Secretary of the Treasury secretary of the treasury

Secretary of the Treasury secretary of the treasury

Secretary of the Treasury shall not be liable for the expenditure or investment of any amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund by the Pueblo under paragraph secretary of the treasury shall not be liable for the expenditure or investment of an

Defense
4 evidence matches
Impact 93% Confidence 80%

expire in this section precludes the tolling of any period of limitation or any time-based equitable defense under any other applicable law. (g) Expiration (1) In general This Act shall expire in any case in which the Secretary fails to pub

expire tolling of any period of limitation or any time-based equitable defense under any other applicable law. (g) Expiration.-- (1) In general.--This Act shall expire in any case in which the Secretary fails to publish a statement of findi

expire in this section precludes the tolling of any period of limitation or any time-based equitable defense under any other applicable law. (g) Expiration (1) In general This Act shall expire in any case in which the Secretary fails to pub

CBO Cost Estimates

Official Congressional Budget Office cost estimate links associated with this bill through Congress.gov records.

How to read this

CBO estimates are official source documents with their own assumptions, scope, and publication dates. They can score a bill, a version of a bill, or a broader legislative package.

LawLinter stores the source link from Congress.gov and does not replace the CBO document. Use these cards as pointers for source review, not as independent fiscal advice.

CBO context shows source-attributed Congressional Budget Office cost estimates linked from official Congress.gov bill records. It is research context only; read the official CBO source document for assumptions, scope, and dates.

Campaign Finance Context

Related FEC/OpenFEC campaign-finance records for lawmakers and candidates tied to this bill through source-attributed legislative relationships. These are not donations to the bill itself.

How to read this

Amounts shown here are campaign-finance totals for sponsor or cosponsor-linked candidates and their committees in the displayed FEC cycle.

They are not donations to this bill, spending on this bill, or proof that money influenced or caused sponsorship, cosponsorship, votes, or legislative outcomes.

If multiple linked lawmakers have FEC records, this section can show multiple candidate cards and separate sponsor/cosponsor rollups.

Campaign-finance context uses source-attributed FEC/OpenFEC records that are related or relevant to the displayed bill, lawmaker, candidate, committee, or legislative relationship through deterministic links. It is research context only, not proof of influence, causation, endorsement, or that money caused a sponsorship, vote, or legislative outcome.

No FEC/OpenFEC campaign-finance context is currently linked for this bill.

Lobbying Context

Related LDA.gov filings where public lobbying activity descriptions reference this bill. These records are source-attributed research context, not evidence of influence or causation.

How to read this

LDA filings are public lobbying disclosure records. LawLinter links them here only when the filing activity text contains an exact-looking reference to this bill.

A filing can mention many issues, clients, agencies, or bills. A match should be treated as a pointer for review, not as a conclusion about why legislation changed or how any lawmaker acted.

Lobbying context uses source-attributed LDA.gov records that appear related to this bill through bill references in public lobbying activity descriptions. It is research context only, not proof of influence, causation, endorsement, lobbying effectiveness, or legislative intent.

No LDA.gov lobbying disclosure context is currently linked for this bill.

Summary

00 Introduced in Senate Jun 12, 2025

Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh. It also establishes and provides funding for a settlement trust fund. Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio Chama Stream System in New Mexico. The bill establishes and provides funding for the Ohkay Owingeh Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund. This trust fund may only be used for five specified purposes, including for activities related to water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure. The bill also (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States.

Sponsors

Amendments

No amendment records are currently available for this bill.
Compiled bill record. Bill pages combine Congress.gov source payloads, normalized relationships, cached text analysis, vote links, and deterministic sector/signal extraction. This is not an official government record or legal advice; use the official source link when accuracy matters.