Steve Daines

Senate · Republican · Montana · since Jan 2021

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Monday, Oct 5

Their bill moved

S. 240 · Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

Presented to President.

What it would change

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Votes and bills from the official record; every item links to its source.

Bills they cosponsored · 354

S.Res. 934 · A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5267) · Sep 30, 2026

S.Res. 912 · A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (consideration: CR S5074) · Sep 28, 2026

S.Res. 913 · A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5064-5065; text: CR S5074-5075) · Sep 28, 2026

S. 5552 · Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Sep 24, 2026

S.Res. 897 · A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4951-4952) · Sep 23, 2026

Committees

  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Member
  • National Parks Chair
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Member
  • Water and Power Member
  • Senate Committee on Finance Member
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Member
  • Health Care Member
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Member
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Member
  • Africa and Global Health Policy Member
  • Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Chair
  • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism Member
  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Member

Bills and committee seats from the official record.