S. 2615 · 118th Congress

Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 27, 2023 by Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 19, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Alaska
  • Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land transfers

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Lisa MurkowskiR-AKSponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Oct 25, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
  4. Dec 14, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. May 16, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-177.
  6. May 16, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-177.
  7. May 16, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
  8. Dec 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Dec 18, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7165; text: CR S7165)
  10. Dec 19, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Dec 19, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  12. Dec 19, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. CHENEGA CORPORATION4 reports
    Federal contractor: CHENEGA SYSTEMS, LLC$28.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Tanana Chiefs Conference4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  3. The Conservation Alliance1 report
    $14K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.