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HR 410 · enacted · niche

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill extends the application deadline for Alaska Native Vietnam veterans to claim federal land allotments by five years, until December 2030.
  • Alaska Native veterans who served during the Vietnam War and their heirs are eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska.
  • The extension allows more time for eligible applicants to submit claims to the Bureau of Land Management at no new federal cost.

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  1. 01

    How many Alaska Native Vietnam veterans currently remain eligible but haven't yet applied, and what barriers might prevent them from meeting even the extended deadline?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between extending this deadline and other competing uses for Alaska's federal lands?

  3. 03

    Why did the original deadline prove insufficient for eligible applicants to complete the claims process?

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Sponsor · R-AK

Nicholas J. Begich III

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Introduced 2025-12-26

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-26 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-63.

  2. 2025-12-26 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-63.

  3. 2025-12-26 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2025-12-26 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2025-12-18 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2025-12-18 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2025-12-17 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. 2025-12-16 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)

  9. 2025-12-16 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  10. 2025-12-16 · senate · Discharge

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

  11. 2025-12-16 · Committee

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

  12. 2025-07-15 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  13. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

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

  14. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3227)

  15. 2025-07-14 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3227)

  16. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 410.

  17. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3227-3228)

  18. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  19. 2025-07-10 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 153.

  20. 2025-07-10 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-188.

  21. 2025-07-10 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-188.

  22. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  23. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  24. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

  25. 2025-02-05 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

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