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HR 2815 · introduced · niche

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill allows Cape Fox Corporation to receive different land instead of required township land to complete its Alaska Native entitlement.
  • Cape Fox, an Alaska Native village corporation for Saxman, Alaska, is affected along with the Department of Interior and Sealaska Corporation.
  • Interior must convey roughly 180 acres in Tongass National Forest to Cape Fox and subsurface rights to Sealaska within 90 days if selected.

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  1. 01

    How might allowing Cape Fox to receive alternative forest land instead of township land affect other Alaska Native corporations seeking similar entitlements?

  2. 02

    What specific reasons led to Cape Fox being unable to receive its originally required township land, and are those circumstances unique to this corporation?

  3. 03

    What are the potential environmental or economic impacts of transferring approximately 180 acres of Tongass National Forest to private Alaska Native ownership?

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Sponsor · R-AK

Nicholas J. Begich III

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Introduced 2026-03-03

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-03 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. 2026-02-26 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)

  3. 2026-02-26 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  4. 2026-02-26 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  5. 2026-02-26 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-12-16 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  7. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)

  9. 2025-12-15 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)

  10. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2815.

  11. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5879-5880)

  12. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  13. 2025-10-31 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.

  14. 2025-10-31 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.

  15. 2025-10-31 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.

  16. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  17. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  18. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

  19. 2025-05-20 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  20. 2025-05-13 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

  21. 2025-04-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  22. 2025-04-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  23. 2025-04-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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