HR 3620
Passed a chamber
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convey about 3.372 acres in Anchorage, Alaska to the Southcentral Foundation at no cost for health and social services use, and limits the foundation's liability for contamination that predates the transfer.
Official title: Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
29-MAY-2025
Referred
29-MAY-2025
Approved by committee
23-JUL-2025
Reported
09-DEC-2025
On the calendar
09-DEC-2025
Passed
15-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
16-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
20-MAY-2026
Reported
03-AUG-2026
On the calendar
03-AUG-2026
Passed
29-SEP-2026
- Requires a warranty deed transfer within 2 years, with no payment, obligations, or reversionary interest for the United States.
- Voids any earlier quitclaim deed between the Secretary and the foundation for the same property once the warranty deed takes effect.
- Shields the foundation from liability for contamination that occurred before the transfer, but keeps the Secretary liable for contamination occurring after the foundation took control of the land.
- Allows the Secretary to keep any easement or access needed for retained obligations and requires notice under CERCLA section 120(h).
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (09-DEC-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 03-AUG-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
- Indian Affairs Committee (Senate)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
No cosponsors.