Crow Revenue Act

House Bill

H.R. 725

119th Congress

Crow Revenue Act

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.

Introduced:Jan 24, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Chip Roy

Representative

Republican

TX-21

Cosponsors

1

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Policy Area

Native Americans

Summary

This bill facilitates an exchange of mineral interests in Montana between the federal government, Crow Tribe, and Hope Family Trust. The tribe would receive mineral rights within reservation boundaries in exchange for interests in Musselshell County.

Latest Action

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.

SponsorChip Roy (R-TX)

Introduced1/24/2025

StatusOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.

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Crow Revenue Act

This bill facilitates an exchange of mineral interests in Montana between the federal government, Crow Tribe, and Hope Family Trust. The tribe would receive mineral rights within reservation boundaries in exchange for interests in Musselshell County.

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This bill facilitates an exchange of mineral interests in Montana between the federal government, Crow Tribe, and Hope Family Trust. The tribe would receive mineral rights within reservation boundaries in exchange for interests in Musselshell County.

Bill Number: 725
Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)
Introduced: 1/24/2025
Status: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.
Policy Area: Native Americans

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Fact Sheet

Title: Crow Revenue Act
Bill Number: 725
Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)
Status: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.
Introduced: 1/24/2025
Summary: This bill facilitates an exchange of mineral interests in Montana between the federal government, Crow Tribe, and Hope Family Trust. The tribe would receive mineral rights within reservation boundaries in exchange for interests in Musselshell County.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill facilitates an exchange of mineral interests in Montana between the federal government, Crow Tribe, and Hope Family Trust. The tribe would receive mineral rights within reservation boundaries in exchange for interests in Musselshell County.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Crow Revenue ActThis 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 <ul><li>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); </li><li>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 </li><li>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. </li></ul>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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Facilitates Montana mineral interest exchange
Transfers interests to Crow Tribe
Requires tribal acceptance of relinquished coal lease
Establishes revenue-sharing formula
Places mineral interests in trust for tribe

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

The Crow Tribe would gain mineral rights within their reservation. The Hope Family Trust would receive Montana mineral and surface interests. The federal coal lease at Bull Mountains Mine would be relinquished.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Native Americans

Related Subjects

Federal-Indian relations

Indian claims

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers

Montana

State and local taxation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

725, 119th Congress (2025). "Crow Revenue Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-725

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