# 119-s-2554: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

119-s-2554, Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-25).

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- As of: 2026-10-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2554
- Congress: 119
- Title: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-25

## Summary

**Creates five Urban Corporations and conveys land and shares to unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native communities.** This bill would fold Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell into the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act framework by authorizing enrollment, stock, land transfers, and implementation funding.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Urban shareholders and priority trust: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would enroll eligible Alaska Natives from Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell as shareholders of new Urban Corporations. Each enrolled person who was a Southeast Regional Corporation shareholder would receive 100 shares of Settlement Common Stock in their…
- Southeast land, roads, and access: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would convey about 23,040 acres (per community) to each Urban Corporation for Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, using maps dated June 27, 2025. The subsurface estate for conveyed parcels would go to the Southeast Regional Corporation, and the lands woul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-2431: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025
- 119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2554)

## Related
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-2431: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2431)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
- [119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2554 (as of 2026-10-25).