U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8546: Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, April 28, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act . SECTION 2. Pechanga Band of Indians water rights settlement technical amendments (a) Definition of Reservation Section 3403(33) of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act ( Public Law 114-322 ; 130 Stat. 1757) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking means the land and all that follows through the period at the end of the subparagraph and inserting the following: means-- (i) land set aside for the Band by the Executive order dated June 27, 1882; (ii) land set aside for the Band by the Executive order dated January 9, 1907; and (iii) land added to the reservation of the Band on any of the following dates: (I) August 29, 1893. (II) March 11, 1907. (III) February 21, 1931. (IV) May 25, 1931. (V) August 12, 1971. (VI) August 8, 1988. (VII) November 1, 1988. (VIII) October 10, 2008. ; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) Inclusions The term Reservation includes-- (i) any contiguous land held in trust …
Sponsors
- Darrell Issa (R) · primary sponsor
- Ken Calvert (R, HD-CA-41)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Native Americans
Common questions
- What is HB8546?
- HB8546 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act.
- What does HB8546 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8546?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8546?
- Darrell Issa (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB8546?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8546
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