Likely helped
- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
H.R. 43 (119th)Bill Overview
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
Native Americans|AlaskaAlaska Natives and Hawaiians
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageLaw
Became Public Law No: 119-23.
Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
01 · The brief
<p><strong>Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations must convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments. </p><p>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 bill removes the requirement for conveyance.
Passage100/100
This bill has already cleared the legislative process and become law.
CredibilityPartial
How solid the drafting looks.
Contention62/100
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
02 · What it does
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
Who this appears to help vs burden0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened
Likely burdened
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Conservative—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
04 · Can it pass?
The path through Congress.
Introduced
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Floor
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President
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Passage likelihood100/100
This bill has already cleared the legislative process and become law.
Why this could stall
- The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
05 · Recent votes
Recent votes on the bill.
HOUSE · Feb 4, 2025
404 yes · 1 noPassed
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes 100% No 0%
Against party line
Zoe Lofgren (CA)DD · No
Aaron Bean (FL)RR · Yes
Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ)RR · Yes
Adam Gray (CA)DD · Yes
Adam Smith (WA)DD · Yes
Addison P. McDowell (NC)RR · Yes
Adrian Smith (NE)RR · Yes
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
This bill has already cleared the legislative process and become law.
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