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S. 2615 118th Congress Senate

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alas… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Native Americans AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 19, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7165; text: CR S7165)
Dec 18, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 16, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
May 16, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-177.
Dec 14, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 19, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.   

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6489 Identical bill Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jul 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2615: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2615/
MLA
"S. 2615: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2615/.
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S. 2615, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2615/.
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