HR 3620
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Summary
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey approximately 3.4 acres in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF) for use in connection with health and social services programs. The conveyance must be made by warranty deed. The conveyance may not (1) require any consideration (such as payment) from the SCF for the property; (2) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the SCF relating to that property; or (3) allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property. HHS must be accorded any easement or access to the property as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of HHS. The bill prohibits the SCF from being liable for certain environmental contamination that occurred on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to the SCF. In turn, HHS may not be liable for any contamination that occurred after the date that the SCF controlled, occupied, and used the property.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich [R-AK-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- 2025-05-29
- Latest action
- 2026-05-20: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee referrals
- Indian Affairs Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-05-20
- Indian Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-12-16
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Discharged From · 2025-12-09
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-12-09
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-07-23
Recent actions
- 2026-05-20: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025-12-16: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 2025-12-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-12-15: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
- 2025-12-15: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)