Bill would swap mineral rights on about 4,660 acres in the Crow Reservation for 4,530 acres in the Bull Mounta
Placed on the calendarH.R. 725Latest action
Sponsor: Troy Downing · Representative · MT
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Official title: Crow Revenue Act
119th Congress
Topics: Family & community
Introduced:
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The bill would swap underground mineral rights among the federal government, the Crow Tribe and a family trust, and swap surface land with a company.
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What does this do?
The bill sets up land and mineral swaps in the coal-rich Bull Mountains of Musselshell County, Montana. The Hope Family Trust would give the Crow Tribe its underground mineral rights on about 4,660 acres inside the Crow Reservation, and the federal government would give the trust its underground mineral rights on about 4,530 acres in the Bull Mountains. Separately, Musselshell Resources LLC would give the government about 959 acres of surface land and receive about 940 acres of surface land in the Bull Mountains.
Who does it affect?
The Crow Tribe, the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust, the holder of federal Lease MTM-97988, Musselshell Resources LLC, and residents of Musselshell and Big Horn Counties are most directly affected.
Why does it matter?
The Tribe would gain control of the mineral rights and the revenue they could produce, and if the Tribe asks, the State of Montana and local governments could not tax those minerals. The Tribe and the Hope Family Trust must first agree in writing on how to split revenue if the Bull Mountains minerals are developed, and the affected tracts would be closed to new mining claims and leasing until the swaps are done.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 24, 2025
- House committee
- House voteYou are here · Jan 12, 2026
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.