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Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
Summary
- Excludes interests in Alaska Native Settlement Trusts from being counted when determining eligibility for certain government assistance programs.
- For a 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment, excludes distributions and benefits from Settlement Trusts provided to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives from being counted toward program eligibility.
- Applies the 5-year exclusion to both Alaska Natives and descendants of Alaska Natives who are aged, blind, or disabled.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001323.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Begich, Nicholas (R-AK)
Actions (15)
- Jul 7, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-22.
- Jul 7, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jul 3, 2025 Presented to President. · house
- Jun 23, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Jun 18, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3458) · senate
- Jun 18, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Feb 5, 2025 Received in the Senate, read twice. · senate
- Feb 4, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Feb 4, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H444) · house
- 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)
- Feb 4, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 42. · house
- Feb 4, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H444-445) · house
- Feb 4, 2025 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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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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