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Senate committee reports Crow Revenue Act (S. 239) on 6-5 vote

Interior DepartmentBureau of Land ManagementLegislationSep 28, 2026

Check: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs sent S. 239 to the full Senate with an amendment, a bill that would convey about 4,660 acres of mineral interests to the Crow Tribe and hold them in trust at the Tribe's request.

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What it does

The bill affects the Crow Tribe of Montana and sets a trust-land and mineral-consolidation model that other tribal governments with split surface and mineral ownership may want to follow. Within 60 days of enactment, the Hope Family Trust would convey the mineral interests to the Tribe, and the United States would hold them in trust if the Tribe asks. The Tribe must first tell the Secretary of the Interior that it and the Hope Family Trust have agreed on a formula for sharing revenue from future development of the Bull Mountains mineral interests. The Committee reports that it has requested, but not yet received, the Congressional Budget Office's cost estimate.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Track S. 239 (Calendar No. 686) for Senate floor action and for the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate, which the Committee says will be posted at www.cbo.gov.
  2. Track the House companion bill, H.R. 725, which is on the Union Calendar.
  3. Tribal land and minerals offices with split-estate inholdings can review the bill's trust, tax-exemption and revenue-sharing provisions as a reference model.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Congress.gov: appropriations committee reportscommittee_reportSep 28, 2026

    CROW REVENUE ACT

    • Quoted from the source: “The Committee, ordered S. 239 reported, as amended, favorably by a roll call vote of 6 to 5.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Subsection (c) provides that the mineral interests conveyed to the Tribe shall not be subject to taxation by the State of Montana or any political subdivision of the State.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Before the conveyances occur, the Tribe must notify the Secretary that the Tribe and the Hope Family Trust have agreed to a formula for sharing revenue from any future development of those mineral interests.”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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