119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 11, 2025
Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 4, 2026): Received in the Senate.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Jan 14, 2026)
Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
This bill authorizes a land exchange between the Chugach Alaska Corporation (also known as Chugach, an Alaska Native regional corporation in southcentral Alaska) and the federal government.
Specifically, if Chugach offers to convey to the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of Chugach in and to approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface estate within one year of the bill's enactment, then Interior must accept the offer and convey all right, title, and interest of the federal government in and to approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land located in the Chugach region. (The Chugach region includes portions of land on the Kenai Peninsula and the coast of Prince William Sound in Alaska.)
The bill directs Chugach to exclude from its conveyance to Interior all right, title, and interest in any land, not to exceed a total of 209 acres, for which a village corporation has retained development rights (other than timber development rights) or that has been designated for a shareholder homesite program.
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.
Received in the Senate.
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 H2349-2351)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2349-2351)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3903.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2349-2352)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-451.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-451.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (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
Alaska · Land transfers · Land use and conservation
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12 citations.
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…related to land use and conveyance of Native Settlement Lands, land exchanges with the federal government. Issues related to Chugach Land Exchange (S.2016 and H.R.3903). Implementation of John Dingell Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Pub.L. 116-9). Issues related to implementation of certain income exclusions for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHENEGA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
Amount not reported
…Indian Housing Block Grant program. - Legislation authorizing reconveyance of Alaska Native Settlement Claims Settlement Act lands, including H.R. 1, H.R. 43, H.R. 3903, and S. 2016.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…related to land use and conveyance of Native Settlement Lands, land exchanges with the federal government. Issues related to Chugach Land Exchange (S.2016 and H.R.3903). Implementation of John Dingell Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Pub.L. 116-9). Issues related to implementation of certain income exclusion for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHENEGA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
Amount not reported
…Indian Housing Block Grant program. - Legislation authorizing reconveyance of Alaska Native Settlement Claims Settlement Act lands, including H.R. 1, H.R. 43, H.R. 3903, and S. 2016.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…related to land use and conveyance of Native Settlement Lands, land exchanges with the federal government. Issues related to Chugach Land Exchange (S.2016 and H.R.3903). Implementation of John Dingell Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Pub.L. 116-9). Issues related to implementation of certain income exclusion for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHENEGA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Indian Housing Block Grant program. - Legislation authorizing reconveyance of Alaska Native Settlement Claims Settlement Act lands, including H.R. 1, H.R. 43, H.R. 3903, and S. 2016.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…related to land use and conveyance of Native Settlement Lands, land exchanges with the federal government. Issues related to Chugach Land Exchange (S.2016 and H.R.3903). Implementation of John Dingell Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Pub.L. 116-9). Issues related to implementation of certain income exclusion for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHENEGA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
Amount not reported
…Indian Housing Block Grant program. - Legislation authorizing reconveyance of Alaska Native Settlement Claims Settlement Act lands, including H.R. 1, H.R. 43, H.R. 3903, and S. 2016.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…related to land use and conveyance of Native Settlement Lands, land exchanges with the federal government. Issues related to Chugach Land Exchange (S.2016 and H.R.3903). Implementation of John Dingell Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Pub.L. 116-9). Issues related to implementation of certain income exclusion for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHENEGA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Indian Housing Block Grant program. - Legislation authorizing reconveyance of Alaska Native Settlement Claims Settlement Act lands, including H.R. 1, H.R. 43, H.R. 3903, and S. 2016.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…related to land use and conveyance of Native Settlement Lands, land exchanges with the federal government. Issues related to Chugach Land Exchange (S.2016 and H.R.3903). Implementation of John Dingell Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Pub.L. 116-9). Issues related to certain income exclusion for Alaskan Natives (P…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHENEGA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Indian Housing Block Grant program. - Legislation authorizing reconveyance of Alaska Native Settlement Claims Settlement Act lands, including H.R. 1, H.R. 43, H.R. 3903, and S. 2016.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing