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House Bill 726
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 24, 2025
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 24, 2025
Latest Action
Aug 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
726
Congress
119
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Troy Downing
Montana
Republican
Ryan Zinke
Montana
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.
Text (2)
Reported in House
August 27, 2026
Introduced in House
January 24, 2025
Related Bills (1)
Dec 11, 2025
Passed Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 240
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
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House
Actions (6)
08/27/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 670.
08/27/2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-769.
07/15/2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/15/2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
01/24/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/24/2025
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 28, 2026 4:38:42 AM
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