119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 10, 2025
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
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Latest action (May 19, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-93.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Public Law (May 19, 2026) · 2 versions published
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
This act waives a statutory core township selection requirement for the Cape Fox Corporation and allows Cape Fox to receive other lands to fulfill its remaining land entitlement. Cape Fox is an Alaska Native village corporation for the Alaska Native village of Saxman, Alaska.
Specifically, the act states that Cape Fox shall not be required to receive its previously selected land of approximately 185 acres located within the township in which the Alaska Native village of Saxman, Alaska, is located. Instead, the act allows Cape Fox to receive land outside of Cape Fox's current exterior selection boundary upon written notice of the new selection to the Department of the Interior.
In particular, if Cape Fox submits written notice of its selection of approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to Interior within 90 days of the act's enactment, then Interior must convey the federal land to Cape Fox. Upon conveyance of the surface estate of the federal land to Cape Fox, Interior must convey the subsurface estate of the federal land to Sealaska Corporation (the Alaska Native regional corporation representing southeastern Alaska).
The act reserves a public access easement on the federal land conveyed to Cape Fox and Sealaska.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Became Public Law No: 119-93.
Became Public Law No: 119-93.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2815.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5879-5880)
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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