H.R. 41

119th Congress

Introduced

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]AK· Introduced 3 January 2025
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Cosponsors

15

Actions

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Amendments

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Latest action

Received in the Senate.

3 June 2026·1 month ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 11 March 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.

Timeline

15 actions

  1. Received in the Senate.

    3 June 2026 · IntroReferral

  2. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 41.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  3. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  4. Considered under suspension of the rules.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  5. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  6. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  7. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  8. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    2 June 2026 · Floor

  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.

    2 April 2026 · Committee

  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.

    2 April 2026 · Committee

  11. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.

    2 April 2026 · Calendars

  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.

    2 April 2026 · Committee

  13. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.

    2 April 2026 · Committee

  14. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.

    2 April 2026 · Calendars

  15. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-579.

    2 April 2026 · Committee

  16. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    5 March 2026 · Committee

  17. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    5 March 2026 · Committee

  18. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    5 March 2026 · Committee

  19. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    5 March 2026 · Committee

  20. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    5 March 2026 · Committee

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]AK

Cosponsors

  • Republican1100%

Classification

Policy area

Native Americans

Legislative subjects

AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfersMinority educationMinority health

Committees

1

  • Natural Resources Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To3 Jan 2025
    • Markup By5 Mar 2026
    • Reported By2 Apr 2026

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