H.R. 43: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Sponsor
Nicholas Begich
Republican · AK
What H.R. 43 does
The Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 removes a requirement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that Alaska Native village corporations convey certain lands to Alaska, to be held in trust for a future municipal government, when their village has no municipality.
It also lets a village corporation regain title to lands already held in trust by dissolving the trust through a formal resolution by the village corporation and the residents of the Native village.
How the House voted
Passed · February 4, 20251 Democrat broke with their party to vote no
Zoe LofgrenOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 43 Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act · Roll no. 28 · Official record
HR43 Legislative Journey
Signed into Law
Jul 7, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-23.
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Action Taken
Jul 3, 2025
Presented to President.
Action Taken
Jun 23, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed
Jun 18, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3459)
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Sent to Senate
Feb 5, 2025
Received in the Senate, read twice.
House: Vote: 412-1
Feb 4, 2025
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)
House: Committee Action
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
About the Sponsor
Nicholas Begich
Republican, Alaska · 1 years in Congress
Committees: Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
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Committee Sponsors
Natural Resources Committee
0 of 45 committee members cosponsored at the time
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
H.R. 43 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Natural Resources
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Native Americans
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-23.
Jul 7, 2025
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H.R. 43 Bill Text
“To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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