H.R. 43 · 119th Congress · enacted

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

Became Public Law No: 119-23.

Latest official action 2025-07-07 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 This act 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 act removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the act 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.

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Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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CALISTA CORPORATION

Registrant: CAPITOL HILL POLICY GROUP LLC · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$50,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Indian/Native American Affairs

Federal legislative and regulatory matters relating to Alaska Natives and Alaska Native Corporations, including appropriations, economic development, and natural resource development; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58) implementation; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation; H.R.410/S.785, Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025; H.R.42, Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act; H.R.43, Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.8845); FY2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R.9495); FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.8800/S.4784).

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, JAMES REID, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Politicians behind the bill

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Sponsor

Nicholas J. Begich III

House · AK · Republican

$939,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026

0 of 0 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

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AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000