S 2533
116th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Aging
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Poverty and welfare assistance
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 24, 2019
Introduced by:
Murkowski, Lisa
Republican
· Alaska
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
Sep 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is 65 years of age or older for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1