HR 43 United States House · 119th Congress

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

Summary

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 This act removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations must convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires all Alaska Native village corporations that receive land under the ANCSA to convey certain lands to the existing municipality in the village or, if no municipality exists, to Alaska in trust for any municipality that may be established in the future. This act removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the act allows village corporations to regain title to the lands held in trust by dissolving the trust through formal resolution by the village corporation and the residents of the Native village.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Jul 7, 2025

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jul 7, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Jun 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3459)

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: 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)

lower

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

lower

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors