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Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 24, 2025
Latest action date: Oct 15, 2026
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Became Public Law No: 119-122.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 24, 2025
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What this bill does
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
This bill revises the water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Crow Tribe of Montana and Montana.
The Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 ratified, authorized, and confirmed the water rights compact between the tribe and Montana. Among other provisions, this settlement act authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to plan, design and construct the following two major projects on the Crow Reservation: (1) the rehabilitation and improvement of the Crow Irrigation Project (CIP); and (2) the planning, design, and construction of the MR&I System (the municipal, rural, and industrial water system of the Crow Reservation).
Among other provisions, the bill revises the settlement act to
- replace references to the MR&I System with MR&I Projects;
- establish a nontrust, interest-bearing account (to be known as the Crow CIP Implementation Account) to allow Reclamation to continue to work on the rehabilitation of the CIP;
- create a new MR&I Projects Account, through which the tribe must use funds for activities related to water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure; and
- extend by five years (to 2030) the period during which the tribe has the exclusive right to construct hydropower facilities on the Yellowtail Afterbay Dam in Montana.
Official summary from Congress.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026.
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Dams and canalsGovernment trust fundsIndian lands and resources rightsMontanaWater use and supply
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Presented to President.
FloorHouse floor actionsPresented to President.
PresidentLibrary of CongressMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
FloorSenateSenate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
ResolvingDifferencesSenateResolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
NotUsedLibrary of CongressMessage on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
FloorSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570)
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570)
FloorLibrary of CongressDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 240.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5570-5571)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FloorHouse floor actionsHeld at the desk.
FloorHouse floor actionsReceived in the House.
FloorHouse floor actionsMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
FloorSenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691-8692; text: CR S8691-8692)
FloorSenatePassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
FloorLibrary of CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
IntroReferralSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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