HR 43 · Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-23.
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
- Latest action
- Jul 7, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Nicholas Begich [R-AK-At Large]
- Policy area
- Native Americans
- Cosponsors
- 0
Summary
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 This bill removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations must convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires all Alaska Native village corporations that receive land under the ANCSA to convey certain lands to the existing municipality in the village or, if no municipality exists, to Alaska in trust for any municipality that may be established in the future. This bill removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the bill allows village corporations to regain title to the lands held in trust by dissolving the trust through formal resolution by the village corporation and the residents of the Native village.
Recent actions
- Jul 7, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-23.
- Jul 7, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-23.
- Jul 7, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jul 7, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jul 3, 2025 Presented to President.
- Jul 3, 2025 Presented to President.
- Jun 23, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 18, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3459)
Votes
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed · Feb 4, 2025, 11:56 PM