Bills · 119th Congress · Native Americans

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.

Official summary (CRS)

This act waives a statutory core township selection requirement for the Cape Fox Corporation and allows Cape Fox to receive other lands to fulfill its remaining land entitlement. Cape Fox is an Alaska Native village corporation for the Alaska Native village of Saxman, Alaska.

Specifically, the act states that Cape Fox shall not be required to receive its previously selected land of approximately 185 acres located within the township in which the Alaska Native village of Saxman, Alaska, is located. Instead, the act allows Cape Fox to receive land outside of Cape Fox's current exterior selection boundary upon written notice of the new selection to the Department of the Interior.

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Sponsor
Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III ( Republican · AK-0)

Cosponsors
0

Introduced
4/10/25

Policy area
Native Americans

Status

4/10/25Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

4/10/25Introduced in House

5/13/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

5/20/25Subcommittee Hearings Held

9/17/25Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

9/17/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

9/17/25Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

10/31/25Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.

10/31/25Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.

12/15/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

12/15/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)

12/15/25Passed/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)

12/15/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2815.

12/15/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5879-5880)

12/15/25Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

12/16/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2/26/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)

2/26/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

2/26/26Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

3/3/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.

5/12/26Presented to President.

5/19/26Became Public Law No: 119-93.

5/19/26Signed by President.