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Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

Introduced May 29, 2025

Latest action (Aug 3, 2026) Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.

Referred to
Indian Affairs Committee Energy and Commerce Committee Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Legislative subjects (3)
AlaskaHazardous wastes and toxic substancesLand transfers

Summary
  • The federal government would convey approximately 3.4 acres of property in Anchorage, Alaska to the Southcentral Foundation within 2 years of the law's enactment.
  • The property transfer would be made at no cost to the Southcentral Foundation with no conditions or obligations attached.
  • The federal government would retain easement and access rights to the property as needed for any retained obligations or liabilities.
  • The Southcentral Foundation would not be liable for environmental contamination that existed on the property before the transfer.
  • The federal government must comply with federal environmental liability notification requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act before transferring the property.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Nicholas J. Begich’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $310,813
  • TEAMHEALTH EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $44,901
  • PETRO 49, INC $18,931
  • ODOM CORP $12,500
  • CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION $9,183

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nicholas J. Begich → · Outside spending →

Actions (20)
  1. Aug 3, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535. · senate
  2. Aug 3, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-132. · senate
  3. May 20, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
  4. Dec 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
  5. Dec 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  6. Dec 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881) · house
  7. Dec 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
  8. Dec 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620. · house
  9. Dec 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5882) · house
  10. Dec 15, 2025 Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  11. Dec 9, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347. · house
  12. Dec 9, 2025 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. · house
  13. Dec 9, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-398, Part I. · house
  14. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. · house
  15. Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  16. Jul 23, 2025 Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged · house
  17. Jun 11, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
  18. Jun 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. · house
  19. May 29, 2025 Referred 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. · house
  20. May 29, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • S 2098 — Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 4754 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1654 — CUTS Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 4399 — Geese House Site Conveyance Act (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 2098 — Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 · Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 96%
  • HR 9138 — To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jun 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • S 2871 — Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 57%
  • S 1262 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes. · Introduced Oct 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%
  • S 1084 — North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 55%
  • HR 5866 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes. · Introduced Dec 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 55%

Text versions (5)
  • Reported to Senate · Aug 3, 2026
  • Referred in Senate · Dec 16, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Dec 15, 2025
  • Reported in House · Dec 9, 2025
  • Introduced in House · May 29, 2025

Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) SCF.—The term “SCF” means the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska.

(2) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO SCF.

(a) In General.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to SCF all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in subsection (b) for use in connection with health and social services programs.

(b) Property Described.—The property, including all land, improvements, and appurtenances, referred to in this section is the approximately 3.372 acres located in Lot 1A, Block 36 East Addition, Anchorage Townsite Subdivision in Anchorage, Alaska, according to the official plat thereof, filed under Plat No. 2025-11, records of the Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska.

SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.

(a) Conditions.—The conveyance under subsection (a) of section 3—

(1) shall be made by warranty deed; and

(2) shall not—

(A) require any consideration from SCF for the property described in subsection (b) of that section;

(B) impose any obligation, term, or condition on SCF relating to that property; or

(C) allow for any reversionary interest of the United States in that property.

(b) Effect on Any Quitclaim Deed.—The conveyance by the Secretary under subsection (a) of section 3 by warranty deed shall, on the effective date of the conveyance, supersede, and render of no future effect, any quitclaim deed to the property described in subsection (b) of that section executed by the Secretary and SCF.

(c) Easement.—The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or access to the property conveyed under section 3(a) as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the Secretary.

SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.

(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, SCF shall not be liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination described in subsection (b) on any portion of the property described in section 3(b) that occurred on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to SCF under section 3(a), except that the Secretary shall not be liable for any contamination that occurred after the date that SCF controlled, occupied, and used the property.

(b) Environmental Contamination.—Environmental contamination referred to in subsection (a) includes any oil or petroleum products, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, solid waste, or any other environmental contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal or State of Alaska law.

(c) Notice of Hazardous Substance Activity and Warranty.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).

(d) Limitation on Applicability.—This section shall only apply to the property conveyance specifically required by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3620

AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes.

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