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H.R. 41 House Native Americans

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Begich, Nicholas (R-AK-At Large)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate on Jun 3, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Jan 3, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 5, 2026
  4. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Mar 5, 2026
  5. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579. Apr 2, 2026
  6. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499. Apr 2, 2026
  7. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3746-3749) Jun 2, 2026
  8. House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Jun 2, 2026
  9. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3746-3749) Jun 2, 2026
  10. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 41. Jun 2, 2026
  11. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Jun 2, 2026
  12. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3746-3749) Jun 2, 2026
  13. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jun 2, 2026
  14. Senate Received in the Senate. Jun 3, 2026

Cosponsors

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Subjects

AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfersMinority educationMinority health

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
    • Reported By , Apr 2, 2026
    • Markup By , Mar 5, 2026
    • Referred To , Jan 3, 2025

Summary

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActThis bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements.Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land.The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska.The land conveyed to each urban corporation must include any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation.The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities.

Summary as of: Introduced in House

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