H.R. 42

Summary

H.R. 42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R). It last saw action on Jul 7, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-22. It is now Public Law 119-22.

Record

Text

H.R. 42 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 42 EH: Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 42
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act  .
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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) )).
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     Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) sponsors H.R. 42 alone.

Nicholas Begich

Rep. · R–AK · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 42 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 42 has taken 15 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Jul 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 42 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 42 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

• 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
• Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act — Display Title
• Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 2 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 42 in 21 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Indian/Native American Affairs, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Small Business.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 42 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 42’s is Native Americans.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 42 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alaska Natives and Hawaiians to Poverty and welfare assistance.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 42, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEGICH:H.R. 42.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Excluding all amounts distributed or benefits provided by aSettlement Trust to blind, disabled, and Alaska Native Eldersand their descendants when determining eligibility forgovernmental benefits.[Page H37]

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