S. 3635 – Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act

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The Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act extends the existing federal program that supports water infrastructure on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. By moving the authorization deadline from 2026 to 2028, the bill keeps funding and regulatory authority in place for an additional two years, affecting tribal members and agencies that manage the reservation’s rural water system.

Key Provisions

Amends the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 by changing the authorization dates in Section 9(a)(1) and (b) from 2026 to 2028, extending the program’s authority for two more years.

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

July 29, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

January 14, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 14, 2026

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

Water and Power Subcommittee

March 17, 2026

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

July 29, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 14, 2026

II

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3635

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 14, 2026

Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act.

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Reauthorization

Section 9 of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–382; 114 Stat. 1457; 123 Stat. 2856; 128 Stat. 164; 132 Stat. 2906) is amended, in each of subsections (a)(1) and (b), by striking 2026 and inserting 2028.