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S. 374: Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act

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S. 374: Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-14 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act

Plain summary

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act - Amends the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act to increase from $39.3 million to $129,822,085 the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide compensation to the Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River. Amends the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 to increase from $27.5 million to $69,222,084 the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary to provide compensation to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota for such damage. States that this Act shall be considered to be full and final compensation to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe for damages caused by the construction of the Fort Randall Dam and the Big Bend Dam under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program.

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Official text

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 374, Tribal Parity Act (2005-07-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 374, Tribal Parity Act (2005-07-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 374, Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act (2006-08-25); CBO cost estimate: S. 374, Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act (2006-08-25)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s374 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109