House · Roll call 132 · 2nd session · March 13, 2014 A vote to pass H.R. 3189, the Water Rights Protection Act.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

The bill would prohibit conditioning any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer, relinquishment, or other impairment of any water right to the United States, and the prohibition applies to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. A Yes vote passes the bill and sends it on from the House.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Water Rights Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from: (1) conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right (including joint or sole ownership) directly to the United States, or any impairment in title, in whole or in part, granted or recognized under state law, by federal or state adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact; and (2) requiring any water user (including any federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of such a land use or occupancy agreement.