# 119-hr-43: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

119-hr-43, Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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- As of: 2026-07-15
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-43
- Congress: 119
- Title: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Restructures Alaska Native village land conveyance obligations.** It replaces a firm duty to transfer village corporation land for municipal formation with a clear framework that lets village corporations convey land to municipal corporations or the State in trust under defined conditions. - Village corporations and Alaska Native villages: A new conveyance pathway replaces an automatic obligation. The law sets a maximum of 1,280 acres for certain conveyances and defines "net revenues" and what counts as a "sale". - Municipal corporations and the State of Alaska: Land can be conveyed directly to municipal corporations or conveyed to the State to be held in trust. The act creates three situations where conveyance is not required and allows reversion if a village dissolves a trust and no municipal corporation exists by enactment. - Federal role and protections: The Secretary must provide technical assistance and establish funding mechanisms to implement conveyances. Reversions must preserve or transfer valid rights, easements, and obligations as applicable.

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 412 | 1 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Flexible land transfers for Alaska villages: benefit, low. The law now sets a new framework for village land transfers. A Village Corporation can transfer up to 1,280 acres to a municipal government or to the State of Alaska to hold in trust. Interior can provide technical help and decide how to fund that help. The law defines what counts as a sale and how…

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- 119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-43 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/43)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [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-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-43 (as of 2026-07-15).