# 119-hr-3903: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

119-hr-3903, Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3903
- Congress: 119
- Title: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-04

## Summary

**Consolidating federal ownership of Chugach Region lands** by authorizing and speeding a specific land swap between the United States and the Chugach Alaska Corporation to realign titles tied to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Habitat Protection Program. The Act sets out exact parcels and exchange rules so the swap happens quickly and within clear legal frameworks.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Map fixes for the land swap: benefit, low. If enacted, Interior and Chugach Alaska would be able to fix small map or acreage mistakes by agreement. If a map, acreage number, and written description disagree, the map would control unless both sides agree otherwise.
- Federal land swap with Chugach Alaska: mixed, low. If enacted, Interior would convey about 65,374 acres of Federal land to Chugach Alaska. That includes about 63,414 acres of National Forest land and about 1,960 acres managed by BLM and the Park Service. The bill would define a pool of about 231,000 acres of Chugach-owned subsurface parcels tied to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3903 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3903)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4075)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3903 (as of 2026-10-04).