Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Where it stands
- Introduced5/29/25
- Passed HousePassed 12/15/25
- SenatePassed 9/29/26
- PresidentSigned 10/20/26
- LawPublic Law 119-130
Passed the House by voice vote on December 15, 2025. Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 29, 2026. Became Public Law 119-130 on October 20, 2026.
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey approximately 3.4 acres in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF) for use in connection with health and social services programs.
The conveyance must be made by warranty deed. The conveyance may not (1) require any consideration (such as payment) from the SCF for the property; (2) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the SCF relating to that property; or (3) allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property.
HHS must be accorded any easement or access to the property as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of HHS.
The bill prohibits the SCF from being liable for certain environmental contamination that occurred on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to the SCF. In turn, HHS may not be liable for any contamination that occurred after the date that the SCF controlled, occupied, and used the property.
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5/29/25
What happens next
Became Public Law 119-130.
All actions (26)
- 5/29/25Introduced in House
- 5/29/25Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 6/4/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- 6/11/25Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 7/23/25Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- 7/23/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 7/23/25Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- 12/9/25Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-398, Part I.
- 12/9/25Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- 12/9/25Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.
- 12/15/25Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 12/15/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5882)
- 12/15/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620.
- 12/15/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
- 12/15/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
- 12/15/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 12/16/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 5/20/26Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 8/3/26Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-132.
- 8/3/26Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
- 9/29/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5144)
- 9/29/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5144)
- 10/14/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/15/26Presented to President.
- 10/20/26Signed by President.
- 10/20/26Became Public Law No: 119-130.