Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 3, 2025)
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
This 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.
What just happenedJun 3, 2026
Received in the Senate.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseApr 2, 2026
- Introduced in HouseJan 3, 2025
- Jun 3, 2026IntroReferral
Received in the Senate.
- Jun 2, 2026FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2, 2026FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3746-3749)
- Jun 2, 2026Floor8000
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, 2026FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 41.
- Jun 2, 2026FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3746-3749)
- Jun 2, 2026FloorH30300
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 2, 2026CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
- Apr 2, 2026CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 2, 2026Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.
Natural Resources Committee - Mar 5, 2026CommitteeH19000
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee - Mar 5, 2026CommitteeH15001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House