H.R. 5935 · 119th Congress · Native Americans
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act
Settles water rights claims for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. AI-read
What it does
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Roll call votes
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What members said about it
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Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) testified this week before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries in support of H.R. 5935, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act.
“In 2013, the Agua Caliente Tribe filed suit against the Coachella Valley Water District and the Desert Water Agency over groundwater rights in the Indio Subbasin. That case ran for more than a decade. It could easily have run another decade. Instead, last year, the Tribe, Coachella Valley Water District, and the Desert…”
Latest action
Sep 10, 2026 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.