Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain land on Adak Island, Alaska, to the Secretary of the Navy. The land being transferred covers approximately 5,624 acres. Once transferred, the Secretary of the Navy may use the land as an armament or testing site for high-hazard explosives, for various military training activities, for equipment and tactics development and testing, or for other defense-related purposes. Additionally, the bill removes this land from the National Wildlife Refuge System and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The Secretary of the Interior is also required to adjust the refuge boundaries accordingly.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill transfers land administrative jurisdiction to the Navy to support military readiness and defense testing.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill removes land from the National Wildlife Refuge System, reducing conservation protections.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 1(b): This provision allows the Secretary of the Navy to use the land for training related to aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare, tactical maneuvering and air support, and for equipment and tactics development and testing. This could be seen as positive for national defense capabilities.
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Section 1(b)(1): This provision allows the land to be used as an armament or a testing site for high-hazard explosives described in the Defense Explosives Safety Regulation. This could benefit military readiness by providing a designated testing location.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 1(c)(1): This provision removes the land from the National Wildlife Refuge System and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, meaning it may no longer be considered part of the refuge or be subject to laws pertaining to land within its boundaries. This could be viewed negatively by individuals who value the preservation of the land under wildlife refuge protections.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill transfers land administrative jurisdiction to the Navy to support military readiness and defense testing. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill removes land from the National Wildlife Refuge System, reducing conservation protections.
- 6/4/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House