Posts - Bill - HR 5935 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act
house 11/07/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to approve a fair and final settlement that recognizes the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ water rights, establishes funding and trust arrangements for water projects, and formalizes land transfers to support the Tribe’s sovereignty and water management needs.
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HR 5935 - Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act
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left-leaning 11/07/2025
Finally, a bill that puts water justice where it belongs—respecting tribal sovereignty and healing centuries-old wounds.
moderate 11/07/2025
Settling long-standing tribal water claims sounds good—let’s just hope it waters the ground without drowning the taxpayers.
moderate 11/07/2025
This bill tries to juggle fairness, legal clarity, and funding—but no one's saying water politics are ever simple.
right-leaning 11/07/2025
Throwing hundreds of millions at water rights won't fix the real problem—mismanaged resources and endless bureaucracy.
left-leaning 11/07/2025
Water is life, and this settlement is a step toward making sure the Agua Caliente tribe can drink from the well of fairness at last.
right-leaning 11/07/2025
Another taxpayer-funded handout disguised as justice; where’s the accountability for tribal water use and fees?
moderate 11/07/2025
Balancing tribal sovereignty with local interests is tricky; this Act attempts a tightrope walk between history and practicality.
right-leaning 11/07/2025
Great, more federal land transfers and tax preemptions. Sovereignty should not mean exemption from common sense or competition.
left-leaning 11/07/2025
Congress acknowledging tribal rights? It’s about time we stop treating Native claims like a punchline and start treating them like law.