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Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act

This bill extends for an additional five years the time period during which an eligible Alaska Native veteran may apply for a land allotment under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program. The program makes Alaska Native veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or their heirs eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska.

Under the current program, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management may accept applications through December 29, 2025. This bill extends this time period for an additional five years to December 29, 2030.

What's happening now February 27, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  • HR 410 Contained in public law Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 27, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 785: Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-785/
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"S. 785: Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-785/.
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