Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-43
Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-07
text: Became Public Law No: 119-23.
action_date: 2025-07-07
text: Became Public Law No: 119-23.
action_date: 2025-07-07
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2025-07-07
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2025-07-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2025-07-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2025-06-18
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3459)
action_date: 2025-06-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-02-05
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 28). (text: CR H445-446)
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 28). (text: CR H445-446)
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H450-451)
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 43.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H445-447)
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 119-23