A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Crow Revenue Act, deals with the transfer of mineral and surface interests in Montana. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept the relinquishment of the Bull Mountains Lease if the lessee offers it. The bill requires the Hope Family Trust to transfer certain mineral interests to the Crow Tribe of Montana, which the United States will hold in trust. In exchange, the United States will convey certain federal mineral interests to the Hope Family Trust. Additionally, the legislation provides for a surface land exchange between Musselshell Resources LLC and the United States. Finally, the bill ensures that these actions will not reduce or deny any federal services or benefits to the Tribe or its members.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +7
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill transfers significant mineral interests into trust for the direct benefit of the Crow Tribe.
- Scored +5
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill provides a structured method for transferring mineral interests and revenue sharing between a trust and the Tribe.
- Scored +4
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?
The transfer of mineral interests and the requirement for a revenue sharing agreement provide potential long-s term income for the Tribe.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
How the text last changed
Reported to Senate (9/28/2026), compared with Introduced in Senate. Each change is on the Text tab.
Only the wording changed; what the bill would do is the same.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Tax Exemption for the Tribe: According to Section 3(c), the mineral interests conveyed to the Crow Tribe of Montana will not be subject to taxation by the State or any political subdivision of the State, which prevents local taxes from burdening the Tribe's newly acquired trust property.
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Protection of Federal Benefits: Under Section 5, nothing provided to the Crow Tribe of Montana under this Act will result in the reduction or denial of any federal services, benefits, or programs to which the Tribe or its members are entitled or eligible due to their status as a federally recognized Indian Tribe or tribal members.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Removal of Public Land from Mining Operations: Based on Section 3(e), pending the completion of the conveyances, the affected tracts are withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, disposal, mining laws, and mineral leasing laws, which temporarily blocks public access and mineral development on those specific lands.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill transfers significant mineral interests into trust for the direct benefit of the Crow Tribe. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The revenue sharing and mineral interest transfers aim to increase tribal resources.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill provides a structured method for transferring mineral interests and revenue sharing between a trust and the Tribe.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The transfer of mineral interests and the requirement for a revenue sharing agreement provide potential long-s term income for the Tribe.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The withdrawal of specific tracts from leasing and disposal laws provides temporary control over land use.
A committee approved it and sent it to the floor
What changed from Introduced in Senate
Only the wording changed; what the bill would do is the same.
Written by an AI model from a comparison of this version’s text with the one before it, not by a person. .
- 9/28/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-155.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
- 8/5/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 1/24/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Tim SheehyRepublican · Montana