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VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP

Lobbying for SEALASKA CORPORATION

 Filing 1st Quarter - Report
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · Alaska · House · Senate · $70,000.00 income · posted Apr 15, 2026

Official filing document

 Bills named in this filing 3
  • HR 41
    Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
  • S 2554
    Alaska Native Landless Equity Act
  • S 255
    Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act
 Lobbying activity 4
Natural Resources

- Federal legislation to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service land elsewhere. - Federal legislation, including H.R. 41 and S. 2554, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.

Indian/Native American Affairs

- Federal legislation to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service land elsewhere. - Federal legislation, including H.R. 41 and S. 2554, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. - Legislation to clarify that certain federal laws and regulations are inclusive of Alaska Native corporations for purposes of certain Federal programs and services that serve Native Americans. - Amendments to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, regulations implementing U.S. migratory bird treaties, and potential clarifying amendments to the underlying treaties, including S. 255. - Amendments to the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to support Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture programs.

Budget/Appropriations

- Pursue federal grants and appropriations for Alaska Native culture and arts development, including funding under the provisions of the AmericanIndian and Alaska Native Culture and Art Development Act. - Pursue federal appropriations for infrastructure and education projects in Southeast Alaska.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

-Amendments to the Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act to support Alaska Native community interests in commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing. - Amendments to mariculture legislation to ensure protections for Alaska Native subsistence.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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