Congress·In Progress·H.R. 726

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Crow Tribe Water Rights: Infrastructure and Management Updates

Jul 15·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

The House Committee on Natural Resources voted to approve this bill on July 15, 2026. It is now waiting for further action from the House of Representatives. The bill is moving forward after the committee approved the latest version.

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Likely to pass

The bill has support from Montana's representatives and has already cleared the committee stage. It is a technical update to an existing settlement that usually passes without much conflict.

Key Points

This bill updates a 2010 law to give the Crow Tribe more power over their own water projects. It changes how money is handled so the tribe can manage and build water systems for homes and businesses more easily.
The tribe will now own and run the water pipes and treatment plants they build. While the tribe gets more control, the federal government will no longer be responsible for paying to fix or maintain these systems once they are finished.
If there is money left over after the water projects are done, the tribe can use it to buy land that comes with water rights. This helps the tribe secure more resources for their future needs.
The plan also gives the tribe five more years to work on projects related to the Yellowtail Dam in Montana. This extension moves the deadline from 15 years to 20 years to make sure the work is done correctly.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Jul 15, 2026House

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

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Jul 15, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 24, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jan 24, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 726

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

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

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