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HR 3903 · introduced · niche

Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill allows the Chugach Alaska Corporation to exchange about 231,000 acres of subsurface rights to the federal government in exchange for about 65,374 acres of federal land in Alaska.
  • The exchange affects the Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, and involves land in south-central Alaska including the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound.
  • The exchange must be completed within one year of the bill's enactment, with certain village lands and shareholder homesites excluded from the transfer.

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  1. 01

    How would exchanging 231,000 acres of subsurface rights for 65,374 acres of federal land affect the Chugach Alaska Corporation's long-term economic interests and resource access?

  2. 02

    What specific oil spill recovery benefits does this land exchange provide to Prince William Sound and surrounding communities compared to other potential remedies?

  3. 03

    Why does the bill require completion within one year, and what consequences could arise if the Chugach Alaska Corporation cannot meet this deadline?

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Sponsor · R-AK

Nicholas J. Begich III

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2349-2351)

  4. 2026-03-03 · 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 H2349-2351)

  5. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3903.

  6. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2349-2352)

  7. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2026-01-14 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.

  9. 2026-01-14 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-451.

  10. 2026-01-14 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-451.

  11. 2025-11-20 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2025-11-20 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-11-20 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

  14. 2025-09-09 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-09-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

  16. 2025-06-11 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-06-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-06-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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