1HOUSE · FEB 4, 2025
Passed the House
412–1PASSED
R 208–0 D 204–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 28 · 20 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-23
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Became law on Jul 7, 2025.
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Nicholas Begich R-AKWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 4, 2025 · 412–1
- Passed SenateJun 18, 2025 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 3, 2025
- Became lawJul 7, 2025
Latest action: Jul 7, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-23.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 43.
- 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: 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.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 267 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 43, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/43
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 43. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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. 2615 (118th) Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 6489 (118th) Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023Cross-Congress related 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.