Congress·Passed Senate·S. 240

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Update to Crow Tribe water agreement to fund local water and sewer projects

Dec 11, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 4442 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 4442 (118th) →

Key Points

Updates the 2010 water agreement for the Crow Tribe to speed up local water and sewer work and give the Tribe more say.
Shifts money into new accounts that earn interest, so funds are easier to use for planning, building, and fixing water and wastewater systems on the reservation.
The Tribe owns and runs the new infrastructure. The federal government will not pay for day-to-day upkeep or future replacements.
After on-reservation water projects are finished, any leftover funds can buy on-reservation land that comes with water rights.
Adjusts funding for construction cost increases since 2008 and extends a Yellowtail Dam timeline from 15 to 20 years.

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Milestones

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Dec 15, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Dec 15, 2025House

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Dec 15, 2025Senate

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Dec 11, 2025Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691-8692; text: CR S8691-8692)

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Dec 11, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 240

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionHeld at the desk.

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