The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2025
HR 42 Signed into law

Sponsored by Nicholas Begich (R)

Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act

Excludes Alaska Native trust payments from income limits for federal aid programs.

Tradeoff

Allows elderly, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives to receive certain trust distributions without losing eligibility for food assistance and other need-based federal benefits for five years. No offsetting cuts or revenue impact identified.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on February 4, 2025. Passed the Senate by on June 18, 2025, and was signed into law on July 7, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 3, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 3, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Feb 4, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Feb 5, 2025)

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 18, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jul 3, 2025)

  7. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  8. Enacted

    Became law(Jul 7, 2025)