H.R. 41 Passed the House Native Americans

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large] Introduced January 3, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action June 3, 2026

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jun 3, 2026 Received in the Senate.
  2. Jun 2, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 2, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3746-3749)
  4. Jun 2, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 41.
  5. Jun 2, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3746-3749)
  6. Jun 2, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Apr 2, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
  8. Apr 2, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.
  9. Mar 5, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Mar 5, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  12. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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