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substantiveFeb 4, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 43 — Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025.
  • Official subject tags include Alaska, Alaska Natives, Indian lands, and land transfers.
  • The official summary would remove the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments.
  • Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as described here, village corporations that receive land must convey certain lands to the existing municipality or, if none exists, to Alaska in trust for any future municipality.
  • The act would allow village corporations to regain title to lands held in trust by dissolving the trust through formal resolution by the village corporation and the residents of the Native village.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea412

Democrat: 204 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 207

Nay1

Democrat: 1

Present0

Not Voting20

Democrat: 10 · Republican: 10

How each member voted (433)

Yea (412)

Nay (1)

Not Voting (20)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.