Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Signed May 19, 2026
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
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)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Oct 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.
lower
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
lower
Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicholas J. Begich III
RRepublican
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