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Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jul 7, 2025) Became Public Law No: 119-22.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Native Americans
Issues
Civil Rights
Legislative subjects (5)
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansDisability assistanceFood assistance and reliefIndian claimsPoverty and welfare assistance

Summary

This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain Settlement Trust distributions from affecting eligibility for means-tested benefit programs. For a five-year period following enactment, distributions or benefits from a Settlement Trust provided to Alaska Natives or descendants who are aged, blind, or disabled would not count as resources when determining whether they qualify for needs-based assistance programs. The change applies specifically to beneficiaries defined as aged, blind, or disabled under the Social Security Act.

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 (15)
  1. Jul 7, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-22.
  2. Jul 7, 2025 Signed by President.
  3. Jul 3, 2025 Presented to President. · house
  4. Jun 23, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  5. Jun 18, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3458) · senate
  6. Jun 18, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  7. Feb 5, 2025 Received in the Senate, read twice. · senate
  8. Feb 4, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  9. Feb 4, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H444) · house
  10. Feb 4, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H444)
  11. Feb 4, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 42. · house
  12. Feb 4, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H444-445) · house
  13. Feb 4, 2025 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  14. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  15. Jan 3, 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).

  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1654 — CUTS Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2120 — Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)

Text versions (4)
  • Received in Senate · Feb 5, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Feb 4, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

An Act

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, 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 “Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act”.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph

(3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:

“(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).”.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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