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S. 239119th CongressIn markupLatest action Aug 5, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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S. 239 would swap mineral and land rights among the federal government, the Crow Tribe, and a private family trust.
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S. 239 would let the federal government reclaim a coal lease in the Bull Mountains area if the current leaseholder gives it up, then transfer those rights to the Hope Family Trust. In exchange, the Trust would give up its mineral rights within the Crow Reservation, which would go to the Crow Tribe, potentially held in federal trust status at the Tribe's request. The Tribe and Trust must first agree in writing on sharing any future revenue from the Bull Mountains minerals.
The bill directly affects the Crow Tribe of Montana, the Hope Family Trust, and federal land managers overseeing sites in Musselshell and Big Horn Counties.
The exchange would shift control of mineral resources between private and tribal ownership and change tax and legal status for the affected lands.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.