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HR 43 Became law

Removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations convey more land in trust to the State of Alaska for future municipal governments, and lets land already placed in such a trust return to the village corporation when no municipal corporation has been formed.

Official title: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

Outcome Public Law 119-23
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Passed 04-FEB-2025
Senate
Received 05-FEB-2025
Passed 18-JUN-2025
President
Presented 03-JUL-2025
Signed 07-JUL-2025
Became law 07-JUL-2025
Key points
  • Bars Village Corporations from being required to convey additional land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations.
  • Dissolves a trust and returns its land to the Village Corporation when land was conveyed in trust before enactment, no Municipal Corporation has been established, and the Village Corporation and the Native village's residents formally request dissolution.
  • Keeps valid existing rights, existing easements, and rights-of-way needed for public road access or access by holders of valid existing rights on returned land.
  • Requires the Village Corporation to assume the trust's obligations under any lease or other use agreement on returned land.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 07-JUL-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Native Americans

Sponsor Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.