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SENATE 240119th CongressReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3062-3064)

A resolution affirming that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are fundamental values of the United States and emphasizing the ongoing need to address discrimination and inequality in the workplace, pre-K through 12th grade and higher education systems, government programs, the military, and our society.

Last Action
5/21/2025

Actions

  • 2025-12-15Held at the desk.
  • 2025-12-15Received in the House.
  • 2025-12-15Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2025-12-11Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691-8692; text: CR S8691-8692)
  • 2025-12-11Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2025-11-04Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.
  • 2025-11-04Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
  • 2025-11-04Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-93.
  • 2025-03-05Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 2025-01-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  • 2025-01-24Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-24 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Tim Sheehy (R-MT)

Subjects

  • Dams and canals
  • Government trust funds
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Montana
  • Water use and supply
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