{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/09/25/daines-bill-ensuring-clean-water-for-crow-tribe-passes-u-s-senate-heads-to-presidents-desk/", "Daines\u2019 Bill Ensuring Clean Water for Crow Tribe Passes U.S. Senate, Heads to President\u2019s Desk", "2026-09-25", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that his bill, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act, passed the U.S. Senate and now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed in the law. The bill passed the U.S. House last week, led by Representative Troy Downing.\n\n\u201cThis bill is a necessity for the Crow Tribe and surrounding communities and will ensure the tribe has the resources they need to deliver safe, reliable access to clean water to the reservation and complete a hydropower project to bring new baseload generation to the region. I\u2019m grateful for Representative Downing\u2019s work to get this passed in the House and am thrilled to see it pass the Senate- let\u2019s get it across the finish line!\u201d said Daines.\n\n\u201cToday, S. 240, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, passed the U.S. Senate. This legislation gives the Crow Tribe greater flexibility to develop critical water infrastructure and keep long-overdue projects moving forward on the reservation.\n\nWe must continue honoring our commitments to the Crow Tribe and strengthening Montana\u2019s water infrastructure. Thank you to Senator Daines for leading this bill in the Senate and sending it to the President\u2019s desk,\u201d said Downing.\n\nRead the bill text HERE.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe \u201cCrow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act\u201d of 2009 settled the Crow Tribe\u2019s water rights and authorized $460 million to construct a water system for the tribe. The \u201cCrow Tribe Water Rights Settlements Amendments Act\u201d would update the previous settlement to be fund-based rather than project-based, and also extends the authorization for the Tribe to develop hydropower on the Yellowtail Afterbay Dam until 2030, providing clean energy and an economic boost to the community.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-26T09:43:57Z", "2026-09-26T09:44:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/09/25/daines-bill-ensuring-clean-water-for-crow-tribe-passes-u-s-senate-heads-to-presidents-desk/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8432348258793354, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}