Congress extends water service for rural Montana reservation
S. 3635 — Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act · Filed by Steve Daines (R-MT) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Reported out
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This bill extends the authorization period for the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System by two years, from 2026 to 2028. The Fort Peck system is a congressionally authorized water infrastructure project serving the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana; this reauthorization allows the project to continue operating and receiving federal funding beyond its current expiration date.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a routine extension of an existing federal water infrastructure authorization. It contains no new policy, no appropriations, and no structural changes — only a two-year deadline extension to permit continued operation of an established rural water system.
Who it affects
The bill extends a congressionally authorized water infrastructure project serving a rural Native American reservation. Reauthorization permits continued federal support for water delivery to a population that depends on this system; failure to reauthorize would risk service interruption. No competing public cost is evident.
Named in the bill
Fort Peck Reservation, Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System, Public Law 106–382, Montana, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jan 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jan 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
- Mar 17, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held”
- Jul 29, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (349 characters) on Aug 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
“Congress extends water service for rural Montana reservation” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/s3635 Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.