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2025-12-10T01:35:24Z
Senate
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2025-01-24
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/241
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Indian Affairs Committee
Senate
Other
  - Markup By
2025-03-05T19:30:06Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-24T15:18:06Z

- Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
119
907
HR
2025-01-31
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-03-05
  - slia00
Indian Affairs Committee
Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee
- 2025-01-24
  - slia00
Indian Affairs Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
IntroReferral
- 2025-01-24
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Steve
Daines
R
MT
N
- S001232
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Tim
Sheehy
R
MT
2025-01-24
True
Native Americans
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
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- Dams and canals
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- Department of the Interior
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- Economic development
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- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
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- Executive agency funding and structure
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- Federal-Indian relations
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- Government information and archives
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- Government liability
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- Government studies and investigations
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- Government trust funds
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- Historical and cultural resources
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- Hunting and fishing
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- Indian lands and resources rights
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- Indian social and development programs
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- Intergovernmental relations
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Lakes and rivers
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- Land transfers
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Land use and conservation
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- Missouri River
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Montana
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Outdoor recreation
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- State and local government operations
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- Water quality
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Water resources funding
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- Water storage
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Water use and supply
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
- Watersheds
2025-05-08T17:55:34Z
Native Americans
2025-05-02T13:53:19Z
00
2025-01-24
Introduced in Senate
2025-05-23T20:42:40Z
Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
This bill modifies and ratifies a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the United States, Montana, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana (i.e., the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes). The bill also authorizes wastewater infrastructure on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.
The bill requires the community's water rights to be held in trust for the benefit of the community and its allottees. The community must enact a tribal water code to regulate its water rights.
Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (as applicable) to enter negotiations with Montana to exchange certain state lands for federal lands to be held in trust for the benefit of the community. The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
The bill also
- establishes the Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill,
- establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill, and
- provides funding for specified accounts established by the bill.
The bill also authorizes Interior to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, and replace community water distribution and wastewater treatment facilities for the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana.

Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
- Display Title
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Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
2025-03-06T12:03:21Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
2025-02-27T03:23:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
106

Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
2025-02-27T03:23:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
2025-02-27T03:18:21Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-24T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s241is/xml/BILLS-119s241is.xml
2025-03-05
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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