Five Alaska Native communities left out of 1971 land law get new corporations
Passed one chamberH.R. 41Latest action
Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III · Representative · AK
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Official title: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
119th Congress
Topics: Family & community
Introduced:
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The bill lets Native residents of five Southeast Alaska towns form Urban Corporations and receive land left out of the 1971 settlement.
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What does this do?
This bill grants federal recognition to Native communities in Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, which were excluded from the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It allows eligible residents to form Urban Corporations, become shareholders with 100 shares each, and receive roughly 23,040 acres of federal land per corporation while the regional corporation retains mineral rights.
Who does it affect?
Alaska Native individuals and families in these five communities are directly affected, along with federal and state land management agencies and existing regional and village Native corporations.
Why does it matter?
The change could shift land and financial arrangements involving existing Native corporations and affects how federal land is transferred and managed, including hunting, fishing, recreational access, and road easements.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jun 3, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate.