S. 239

Crow Revenue Act

Sponsor: Steve Daines

1 cosponsor
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Crow Revenue Act

This bill addresses the exchange of mineral interests in Montana involving the federal government, the Crow Tribe of Montana, and a private party.

Specifically, the bill requires 

  • the Department of the Interior to accept the relinquishment of a specified federal coal lease associated with the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup, Montana (the current operator of the mine is Signal Peak Energy); 
  • the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust (Hope Family Trust) to convey approximately 4,660 acres of subsurface mineral interests located within the boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation in Big Horn County, Montana, to the tribe; and 
  • Interior to convey approximately 4,530 acres of subsurface mineral interests and 940 acres of surface interests located in Musselshell County, Montana, to the Hope Family Trust. 

Prior to these conveyances, the tribe must notify Interior that the tribe and the Hope Family Trust have agreed on a revenue-sharing formula for the development of the mineral and surface interests in Musselshell County, Montana.

The mineral interests conveyed by the Hope Family Trust to the tribe shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe, upon the tribe's request. These mineral interests shall not be subject to state or local taxation.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 5. Eligibility for other Federal benefits Added Sep 28

Where this section came from

Not in the first version (Introduced in Senate, Jan 24, 2025).

  1. Sep 28, 2026 · Reported to Senate Marked up by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Aug 5 Reported by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Sep 28 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
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No amounts or other benefits provided to the Tribe under this Act shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services, benefits, or programs to the Tribe or any member of the Tribe to which the Tribe or member of the Tribe is entitled or eligible because of—

(1) the status of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian Tribe; or

(2) the status of the member as a member of the Tribe.