# 119-hr-41: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

119-hr-41, Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-41
- Congress: 119
- Title: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Recognition and ANCSA compensation for five Southeast Alaska Native communities.** This bill would let Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell form Urban Corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and receive land and settlement shares tied to those corporations. - Native individuals and shareholders: People enrolled in those five Native Villages may enroll in the corresponding Urban Corporation. Former Southeast Alaska Regional Corporation shareholders who enroll in an Urban Corporation would receive 100 shares of Settlement Common Stock and inheritance rules mirror enrollment eligibility. - Communities and assets: The Secretaries must convey surface estates totaling about 23,040 acres across specified parcels to the new Urban Corporations. Haines uses a two‑phase conveyance with Phase 1 of about 81 acres and Phase 2 of about 37 acres plus 55 acres that depend on mining claim resolution. - Public access and management: The bill preserves public and State easements, requires mutual‑use road agreements with the Forest Service, allows limited access restrictions to protect safety and resources, and affirms State fish and wildlife authority.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shares and trusts for five Alaska Native villages: benefit, medium. If enacted, Alaska Natives in Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell would be able to form Urban Corporations. Eligible Natives would be enrolled by the Secretary. Each person who was a Southeast Alaska Regional Corporation shareholder would get 100 shares in the new Urban Corporation…
- Land grants to five Alaska Native corporations: benefit, low. The bill would direct the Secretary to give about 23,040 acres of surface land to each Urban Corporation for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell. When the surface is conveyed, subsurface rights would go to the Southeast Alaska Regional Corporation. The transfers would be subject to…
- Public access and road-sharing on conveyed lands: mixed, low. The Secretary would aim to finish interim land transfers within 2 years after each Urban Corporation is formed, with up to 1 extra year for parcels under public‑easement appeals. Conveyances and patents would reserve public easements, and any end to a reserved easement would require Federal Registe…
- Temporary halt on new mining claims: mixed, low. The bill would temporarily withdraw the listed Federal parcels from new public‑land entries, new mining claims, and new mineral or geothermal leases. The block would be subject to valid existing rights and would end once the land is conveyed under the bill.

## 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-41 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/41)

## 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-41 (as of 2026-07-15).