H.R. 725 - Crow Revenue Act

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Summary

H.R. 725, the Crow Revenue Act, would authorize a complex exchange of mineral and land interests in Montana. Under the bill, the Department of the Interior would accept the relinquishment of a federal coal lease at the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup. Simultaneously, a private entity called the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust would transfer approximately 4,660 acres of subsurface mineral rights located within the Crow Indian Reservation to the Crow Tribe of Montana. In return, the federal government would convey roughly 4,530 acres of subsurface mineral interests and 940 acres of surface land in Musselshell County to the Hope Family Trust.

The bill includes provisions requiring the Crow Tribe and the Hope Family Trust to agree on a revenue-sharing formula before the exchanges occur. Mineral interests transferred to the tribe would be held in trust by the federal government and would be exempt from state and local taxation. The bill has been approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources and is now eligible for a floor vote in the House, though it has not yet been enacted into law.

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Lifecycle of the Bill

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jun 25, 2025

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.

Jun 25, 2025

HearingHouseMarkup

Jun 25, 2025 · 14:00

Full Committee Markup on: • H.R. 131 (Rep. Boebert), “Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act” • H.R. 183 (Rep. McClintock), “Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act” • H.R. 261 (Rep. Carter of GA), “Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 261 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 410 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025” • H.R. 504 (Rep. Gimenez), “Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act” • H.R. 655 (Rep. Bentz), “The Dalles Watershed Development Act” • H.R. 725 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Revenue Act” (Amendments to H.R. 725 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 1276 (Rep. Comer), To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. • H.R. 1729 (Rep. Neguse), “Bolts Ditch Act” • H.R. 1917 (Rep. Dingell), “Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025” • H.R. 2250 (Rep. DelBene), “National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 2316 (Rep. Hurd), “Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025” • H.R. 2388 (Rep. Randall), “Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act” • H.R. 2389 (Rep. Randall), “Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act” • H.R. 2556 (Rep. Hunt), “CORE Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 2556 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 2876 (Rep. Moore of UT), “University of Utah Research Park Act” • H.R. 3168 (Rep. Valadao), “National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 3176 (Rep. Begich), To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr Conservation Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System. • H.R. 3179 (Rep. Babin), To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge". • H.R. 3937 (Rep. Tiffany), “Wabeno Economic Development Act”

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

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Summary

On June 25, 2025, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup hearing to consider 20 bills related to natural resources, conservation, and land management. The bills addressed diverse topics including water infrastructure projects, tribal land transfers and veteran benefits, wildlife conservation, earthquake and volcano monitoring programs, wetlands protection, undersea cable protection, and various regional development initiatives. The bills ranged from specific local projects like the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act and the Dalles Watershed Development Act to broader national programs such as the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization and the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization. No witnesses were listed for this markup hearing, which is a procedural session where committee members review and vote on proposed amendments to bills before deciding whether to advance them to the full House. Several of the bills, including the Undersea Cable Protection Act, the Crow Revenue Act, and the CORE Act, required amendments to be drafted as substitutes prior to the hearing. The markup process allows members to propose changes and debate the merits of each bill before voting on whether to recommend it for consideration by the full House of Representatives. A markup hearing is a critical step in the legislative process, but it does not guarantee that any of these bills will advance further. The committee's votes during this session will determine which bills move forward to the full House for consideration, while others may be rejected or require additional work before proceeding.