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HR 6489 118th Congress House Native Americans Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced: November 28, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-883.
Dec 16, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 720.
Nov 20, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 20, 2024
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Jul 24, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Nov 28, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 28, 2023
Introduced in House
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Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

This bill 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 bill removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the bill 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.   

What's happening now December 16, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 720.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2615 Identical bill Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Feb 23, 2024
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 23, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6489: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6489/
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"H.R. 6489: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6489/.
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H.R. 6489, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6489/.
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