The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 41 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Nicholas Begich (R)

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Allows five Southeast Alaska Native communities to form corporations and receive federal land.

Tradeoff

Grants about 115,200 acres of federal land in Southeast Alaska to five Alaska Native urban corporations. The communities—Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell—were previously excluded from the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

What's in it

See official bill text

Net federal cost is negligible over 2026-2036; statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply due to potential impacts in periods beginning 2037.

The bill conveys federal land (timber parcels in the Tongass National Forest) to five Alaska Native communities; any implementation costs are minimal and offset by timber sale receipts that reduce the net federal outlay.

H.R. 41, Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act · May 2026

Passed the House by on June 2, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 3, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 3, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 5, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-579.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 2, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Jun 3, 2026)