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HR 3903 Passed a chamber

Exchanges roughly 231,000 acres of subsurface land owned by Chugach Alaska Corporation for about 65,374 acres of federal land in Alaska's Chugach Region.

Official title: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 11-JUN-2025
Referred 11-JUN-2025
Approved by committee 20-NOV-2025
Reported 14-JAN-2026
On the calendar 14-JAN-2026
Passed 03-MAR-2026
Senate
Received 04-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Directs the Interior Secretary to accept a Chugach Alaska offer of non-federal land within one year of enactment and convey federal land in return.
  • Conveys about 65,374 acres of National Forest System, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service land to Chugach Alaska, subject to valid existing rights.
  • Adds the acquired non-federal land to the adjacent federal units, to be managed under those units, and excludes up to 209 acres tied to village corporation development or shareholder homesites.
  • Lets the Secretary and Chugach Alaska correct minor errors in maps and acreage by mutual agreement, with the map controlling any conflict.
AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 03-MAR-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (14-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 03-MAR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Native Americans

Sponsor Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican