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House bill · H.R. 726 (119th Congress)

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Aug 27, 2026

Sponsor: Troy Downing (U.S. Representative, MT-2, Republican)

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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.

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Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
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House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

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Full history

  1. Aug 27, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 670.

  2. Aug 27, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 670.

  3. Aug 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-769.

  4. Aug 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-769.

  5. Jul 15, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  1. Jul 15, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  2. Jul 15, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. Jul 15, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  4. Jul 15, 2026

    Introduced

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    U.S. House

  5. Jul 15, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  6. Jul 15, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  7. Jan 24, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  8. Jan 24, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  9. Jan 24, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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