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H.R. 41 · 119th CongressNative Americans

H.R. 41 passed the House 515 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Sponsored by Begich, Nicholas R-AK · 1 cosponsor: 0 Democrats, 1 Republican
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
ReportedMar 5, 2026
Passed one chamberJun 2, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 165 words.

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.

Context
Committees
House Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
Sponsor
7 of 41 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
3, from introduced in house to engrossed in house · 3,654 words
Subjects
AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rights +4 more
Latest action
Jun 3, 2026: Received in the Senate.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.

Related, per CRS or House · 1
  • 119th S. 2554 Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act R · Reported

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]