H.R. 726 Reported by committee Native Americans

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

To amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
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Sponsor Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] Introduced January 24, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action August 27, 2026

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Aug 27, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 670.
  2. Aug 27, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-769.
  3. Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  4. Jul 15, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jan 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  6. Jan 24, 2025 Introduced in House

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