The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 2615

Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (R)

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

Would have ended the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations hold land in trust for future towns.

Tradeoff

Would have let village corporations take back trust land by formal resolution with residents. Would have ended the duty to place more land in trust for future municipalities.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 to implement over 2025-2029, with no effect on direct spending or revenues.

The under $500,000 figure is only the federal cost of carrying out the change; the real impact falls on Alaska Native village corporations and the State of Alaska, which no longer have this land conveyance obligation.

S. 2615, Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023 · Dec 2024

The Senate passed this bill by on December 18, 2024. The House never voted, and the bill expired with the 118th Congress.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jul 27, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Jul 27, 2023)

  3. Senate

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

    Reported(Dec 14, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-177.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2024)