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S. 240 119th Congress Senate

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2025 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Native Americans Dams and canalsGovernment trust fundsIndian lands and resources rightsMontanaWater use and supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-122.
Oct 15, 2026
Signed by President.
Oct 5, 2026
Presented to President.
Sep 28, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 2026
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
Sep 24, 2026
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 24, 2026
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 240 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
Sep 15, 2026
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:41 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570)
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:41 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:34 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 240.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:34 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5570-5571)
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:34 PM EDT
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:41 PM EDT
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)
Sep 14, 2026 · 4:41 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2025
Held at the desk.
Dec 15, 2025
Received in the House.
Dec 15, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 11, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691-8692; text: CR S8691-8692)
Dec 11, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 4, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
Nov 4, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
Mar 5, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 22, 1995 Senate · vote #281 On the Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider S. 240 Agreed To 69–19 See who voted →
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 Latest action October 15, 2026

Became Public Law No: 119-122.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 726 Identical bill Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
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Sheehy, Tim
Montana · Jan 24, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 240: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-240/
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"S. 240: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-240/.
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S. 240, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-240/.
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