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119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 16, 2026
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S. 2554IntroducedNative Americans

Alaska Native Landless Equity Act

Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)1 cosponsorIntroduced Jul 30, 2025
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In plain English

The bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska—Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell—to form urban corporations and establishes rules for shareholder eligibility, distribution rights, and compensation. The Department of the Interior must convey specified land and subsurface rights to these corporations, including any U.S. interest in roads, trails, log transfer facilities, and related appurtenances. Each urban corporation may establish a settlement trust to promote health, education, welfare, and preserve Alaska Native heritage and culture for its beneficiaries. Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).

What’s in the bill (6 sections)
  • Sec. 2. Purpose
  • Sec. 3. Establishment of additional native corporations
  • Sec. 4. Shareholder eligibility
  • Sec. 5. Distribution rights
  • Sec. 6. Compensation
  • Sec. 43. Urban corporations for haines, ketchikan, petersburg,
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-07-30, but the bill text was revised on 2025-07-30T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.

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Jul 16
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Activity timeline

Jul 16
Jul 16
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 12
Feb 12
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jul 30
Jul 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 30
Jul 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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All 4 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
Jul 16
SENATECommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 12
SENATECommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
2025
Jul 30
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 30
Introduced in Senate

All 1 cosponsor

0 Democrats · 1 Republican
Republicans (1)

In the news

Landless Bill Advances from Senate Committee - Alaska Native News
Long-sought public lands deal faces a big obstacle: Mike Lee - E&E News by POLITICO
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