119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 24, 2025
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
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Latest action (Oct 15, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-122.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 24, 2025)
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.
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Became Public Law No: 119-122.
Became Public Law No: 119-122.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 240.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5570-5571)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691-8692; text: CR S8691-8692)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 9, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ommunications, and energy; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); S.239/H.R.725, Crow Revenue Act; S.240/H.R.726, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act; H.R.4776, SPEED Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ommunications, and energy; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); S.239/H.R.725, Crow Revenue Act; S.240/H.R.726, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act; H.R.4776, SPEED Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress.
CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tment of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations and FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act process; S.239/H.R.725, Crow Revenue Act; S.240/H.R.726, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act; H.R.4776, SPEED Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…119-4) implementation; monitoring FY2026 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations process; S.239/H.R.725, Crow Revenue Act; S.240/H.R.726, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act; S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 18, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…119-4) implementation; monitoring FY2026 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations process; S.239/H.R.725, Crow Revenue Act; S.240/H.R.726, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act; S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 19, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations process; Crow Revenue Act (S.239/H.R.725); Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act (S.240/H.R.726).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: WISE CAPITAL STRATEGY, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations process; Crow Revenue Act (S.239/H.R.725); Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act (S.240/H.R.726).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing