S. 239 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 24, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExchanges mineral interests in Montana
This bill sets up a swap of land and mineral rights among the federal government, the Crow Tribe of Montana, and a private family trust. The federal government would give up a coal lease at the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup, Montana, and receive mineral rights from the Hope Family Trust. The Hope Family Trust would receive different federal mineral and surface rights in Musselshell County. The Crow Tribe would receive mineral rights within reservation boundaries that the family trust currently holds, and those rights would be held in trust by the federal government for the tribe's benefit.
How it affects you
This change mainly affects the Crow Tribe, which would gain mineral rights on its reservation and receive exemption from state and local taxes on those minerals. The specific mining and land areas involved are in Montana, so people in that region may see shifts in who controls local mineral development. Most other Americans would not directly feel the effects of this transaction.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 24, 2025)
Crow Revenue Act
This 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
• 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);
• 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
• 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.
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 239
A BILL
Crow Revenue Act
Sponsor: Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) · Introduced Jan 24, 2025 · Native Americans · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 28, 2026: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.