House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Official title: To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
- Committee actionMar 5, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 2, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 3, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 41.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 41, Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act” on May 28, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 2, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 28, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62489
- CBO publication date
- May 28, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 41, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/41
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-579 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 2, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 2, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/579
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 41, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/41
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEGICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H37):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill authorizes Alaska Natives in the Alaskan communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell to form Urban Corporations and receive certain settlement land pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 298 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 41, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/41
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nicholas Begich.
- H.R. 2815 (119th) Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
- H.R. 3620 (119th) Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
- H.R. 410 (119th) Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025
- H.J.Res. 106 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…
- H.J.Res. 131 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…
- H.R. 42 (119th) Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
Related bills
- S. 2554 (119th) Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.