# 118-s-623: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

118-s-623, A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status Held at the desk. (as of 2026-10-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-623
- As of: 2026-10-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-623
- Congress: 118
- Title: A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Held at the desk.
- Introduced: 2023-03-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-s-623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/623)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-623 (as of 2026-10-15).