Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act

Bill: 118-hr-2687
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-04-18
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Disability assistance

Food assistance and relief

Indian claims

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). </p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 708 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2687 [Report No. 118–867] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2023 Mrs. Peltola introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 12, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Stauber and Mr. Molinaro December 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 18, 2023 A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act . 2. Eligibility for certain programs Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1626(c) ) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following: (E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act , an amount distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a) )). .

December 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2687 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2023 Mrs. Peltola introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility for certain programs Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1626(c) ) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following: (E) an interest in a Settlement Trust or an amount distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a) )). .