Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025," aims to provide equitable treatment for the Cape Fox Village Corporation in Alaska. It waives specific requirements regarding the selection of land within a particular township. The Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Cape Fox upon receiving written notice. Additionally, the bill mandates the conveyance of the subsurface estate of that land to Sealaska Corporation. These actions are intended to fulfill specific land entitlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Finally, the land conveyance is subject to a public access easement.
Yes
- Scored +7
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill fulfills land entitlements specifically for the Cape Fox Village Corporation and Sealaska Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Fulfillment of Land Entitlements: The bill provides a way for Cape Fox and Sealaska Corporation to have their entitlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act fulfilled (Section 4, subsection d).
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Streamlined Land Conveyance: Cape Fox can receive the Federal land through a written notice of selection, which the Secretary must process within 180 days (Section 4, subsections a and c).
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Clarification of Land Requirements: The bill removes the requirement for Cape Fox to select or receive conveyance of specific land within the township where the Native Village of Saxman is located (Section 3, subsection a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction of Land Control: The conveyance of Federal land to Cape Fox is subject to a reserved public easement, which allows for access to National Forest System land (Section 5).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill fulfills land entitlements specifically for the Cape Fox Village Corporation and Sealaska Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
- 3/13/2025
- Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.
- 3/12/2025
- Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Dan SullivanRepublican · Alaska