Crow Revenue Act
Sponsors:
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
(2026-01-12)
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Plain Language Summary
This bill is about the Crow Tribe, a Native American tribe in Montana. The bill would let the Crow Tribe collect money from mining and energy companies that take coal, oil, and other natural resources from their land. Right now, the federal government collects this money for the tribe. The bill would give the tribe more control over managing these payments themselves. This would help the tribe get their resource money faster and with less paperwork.
Key Points
- Allows the Crow Tribe to directly collect payments from companies mining coal and drilling for oil on their reservation land
- Takes away the federal government's role as the middleman in collecting these resource payments
- Lets the tribe manage and oversee these business agreements on their own
Who This Affects
This bill mainly affects the Crow Tribe of Montana and the energy companies operating on their land. The tribe would have more direct control over money from their natural resources. Companies would pay the tribe directly instead of paying the federal government.
Arguments For
- Gives the tribe more independence to manage their own money and resources without waiting for the federal government
- Could help the tribe receive payments faster and reduce delays caused by government bureaucracy (slow paperwork processes)
Arguments Against
- The tribe would need to build their own system to collect and track payments, which takes time and money
- Removes federal oversight that might protect the tribe from unfair business deals
Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact estimated
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