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Crow Revenue Act

USA119th CongressS-239| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2025
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Sheehy (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Crow Revenue Act mandates a specific exchange of mineral and surface interests involving the Crow Tribe of Montana , the Hope Family Trust , and the United States. This legislation aims to place certain mineral interests into federal trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe, while also facilitating a transfer of other lands. The entire transaction is designed to occur within 60 days of the Act's enactment. Under the Act, the Hope Family Trust is required to convey its mineral interests, known as the Hope Family Tracts (approximately 4,660 acres in Big Horn County, Montana), directly to the Crow Tribe. Simultaneously, the Secretary of the Interior will convey the United States' mineral and surface interests in the Bull Mountains Tracts (totaling about 4,530 subsurface and 940 surface acres in Musselshell County, Montana) to the Hope Family Trust. This latter conveyance is contingent upon the relinquishment of the existing Bull Mountains Lease by its current lessee. Upon the Crow Tribe's request, the mineral interests received from the Hope Family Trust will be held in trust by the United States for the Tribe's benefit. These trust lands will be explicitly exempt from state and local taxation. A critical prerequisite for these conveyances is that the Tribe must first notify the Secretary of a pre-existing agreement with the Hope Family Trust regarding the sharing of future revenues from the development of the Bull Mountains Tracts. Pending the completion of these conveyances, the tracts involved will be temporarily withdrawn from various public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing operations. Furthermore, the Act ensures that any benefits or amounts received by the Crow Tribe or its members under this legislation will not lead to a reduction or denial of any other federal services, benefits, or programs they are otherwise entitled to.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4444
Crow Revenue Act
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jan 12, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-725
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4444
    Crow Revenue Act


  • January 24, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • January 12, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-725
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 119-725: Crow Revenue Act
Federal-Indian relationsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersMontanaState and local taxation

Crow Revenue Act

USA119th CongressS-239| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2025
The Crow Revenue Act mandates a specific exchange of mineral and surface interests involving the Crow Tribe of Montana , the Hope Family Trust , and the United States. This legislation aims to place certain mineral interests into federal trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe, while also facilitating a transfer of other lands. The entire transaction is designed to occur within 60 days of the Act's enactment. Under the Act, the Hope Family Trust is required to convey its mineral interests, known as the Hope Family Tracts (approximately 4,660 acres in Big Horn County, Montana), directly to the Crow Tribe. Simultaneously, the Secretary of the Interior will convey the United States' mineral and surface interests in the Bull Mountains Tracts (totaling about 4,530 subsurface and 940 surface acres in Musselshell County, Montana) to the Hope Family Trust. This latter conveyance is contingent upon the relinquishment of the existing Bull Mountains Lease by its current lessee. Upon the Crow Tribe's request, the mineral interests received from the Hope Family Trust will be held in trust by the United States for the Tribe's benefit. These trust lands will be explicitly exempt from state and local taxation. A critical prerequisite for these conveyances is that the Tribe must first notify the Secretary of a pre-existing agreement with the Hope Family Trust regarding the sharing of future revenues from the development of the Bull Mountains Tracts. Pending the completion of these conveyances, the tracts involved will be temporarily withdrawn from various public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing operations. Furthermore, the Act ensures that any benefits or amounts received by the Crow Tribe or its members under this legislation will not lead to a reduction or denial of any other federal services, benefits, or programs they are otherwise entitled to.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4444
Crow Revenue Act
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jan 12, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-725
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4444
    Crow Revenue Act


  • January 24, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • January 12, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-725
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Sheehy (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 119-725: Crow Revenue Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersMontanaState and local taxation