H.R. 43 · 119th Congress
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Law · 119-23 · Jul 7, 2025Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- House Introduced Jan 3, 2025
- House Passed Feb 4, 2025 412–1
- Senate Passed Jun 18, 2025
- President To the President Jul 3, 2025
- President Signed Jul 7, 2025
- Law Jul 7, 2025
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 7, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Latest action (Jul 7, 2025): Became Public Law No: 119-23.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
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- House Introduced Jan 3, 2025
- House Passed Feb 4, 2025 412–1
- Senate Passed Jun 18, 2025
- President To the President Jul 3, 2025
- President Signed Jul 7, 2025
- Law Jul 7, 2025
Final vote · House · Feb 4, 2025
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson