# 116-hr-8683: To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

116-hr-8683, To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8683
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-10-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is 65 years of age or older for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).

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- 116-hr-8973: To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
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- 116-hr-8951: American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8825: To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congr…
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- 116-hr-8751: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8683)

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- [116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8968)
- [116-hr-8951: American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8951)
- [116-hr-8825: To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to pu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8825)
- [116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8768)
- [116-hr-8751: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8751)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8683 (as of 2025-11-18).