Ben Luján (D-NM)
A bill to amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain dates for the completion of the Regional Water System, and for other purposes.
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act. The primary goal is to modify a specific provision regarding the extension of dates for completing the Regional Water System. It allows for the extension of certain dates if multiple parties agree that such an extension is required. This agreement must include the Pueblos, the United States, the State, the City, and the County.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +2
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill benefits the Pueblos by allowing for flexible timelines in the completion of their water system.
- Scored +1
Would people in cities be better off under this?
The bill facilitates the completion of regional water infrastructure which serves city and county populations.
- Scored +1
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?
The extension mechanism allows for more flexible completion of the Regional Water System infrastructure.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Flexibility for Water System Completion: The bill allows for the extension of specific dates if the required parties agree an extension is reasonably necessary (Section 1). This could be positive as it provides a mechanism to adjust timelines for the completion of the Regional Water system.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill benefits the Pueblos by allowing for flexible timelines in the completion of their water system. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill facilitates the completion of regional water infrastructure which serves city and county populations.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — The extension mechanism allows for more flexible completion of the Regional Water System infrastructure.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill requires consensus between federal, state, and local government entities to extend timelines.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill provides flexibility for completing the Regional Water System, which is a foundational resource for regional stability.
- 7/29/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- 12/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico