Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.
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 is known as the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convey specific property to the Southcentral Foundation in Anchorage, Alaska. The property transfer must happen as soon as possible, but no later than two years after the bill is enacted. The land is to be used for health and social services programs. The bill outlines the conditions of the conveyance, including that it must be made by warranty deed without requiring payment from the foundation. It also addresses environmental liability rules for the property.
Yes· 3 of 14
- Scored +7
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
Southcentral Foundation primarily serves Alaska Native people.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Provides more capacity for subsidized health and social services.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
Provides land for the Southcentral Foundation to expand health and social services programs.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this give the federal government more power?
Transfers federal land ownership to a private non-profit organization.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 3(a): This section requires the Secretary to convey property to the Southcentral Foundation for use in connection with health and social services programs. This could benefit individuals who rely on these programs by securing the property for their operation.
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Section 4(a)(2)(A): This provision states that the conveyance shall not require any consideration from the Southcentral Foundation for the property. This means the foundation does not have to pay for the property, saving them resources.
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Section 5(a): This section protects the Southcentral Foundation from being liable for past soil, water, or other environmental contamination on the property that occurred on or before the conveyance date. This shields the organization from burdens related to prior pollution it did not cause.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 4(c): This provision allows the Secretary to keep an easement or access to the conveyed property if it is reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability. This could mean continued federal presence or access on the transferred property.
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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — Southcentral Foundation primarily serves Alaska Native people. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Provides more capacity for subsidized health and social services. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — Social services on the transferred land may support people with disabilities. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Direct benefit to residents of Anchorage, Alaska. Would children be better off under this? — Increased access to health and social services can benefit children. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Increased access to health and social services can benefit middle-aged adults. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — General improvement in community health service availability. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Increased access to health and social services can benefit seniors. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Increased access to health and social services can benefit young adults.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — Provides land for the Southcentral Foundation to expand health and social services programs. Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The land transfer supports health and social services programs which may include mental health services.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Social services provided on the transferred land can assist in poverty reduction. Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — Supports a foundation that typically serves Alaska Native populations.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — Supports community health infrastructure in Alaska.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — Transfers federal land ownership to a private non-profit organization.
- 8/3/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-131.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 534.
- 5/20/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2/4/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- 6/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 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