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Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for certain need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
Action Timeline
2025-07-07
Became Public Law No: 119-22.
2025-07-07
Became Public Law No: 119-22.
2025-07-07
Signed by President.
2025-07-07
Signed by President.
2025-07-03
Presented to President.
2025-07-03
Presented to President.
2025-06-23
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-06-18
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3458)
2025-06-18
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2025-02-05
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.42 pass?
Yes. HR.42 (Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act) was enacted into law. Bill stage: ENACTED.
What does HR.42 do?
Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for certain need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
Who sponsored HR.42?
HR.42 was sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich (R-Alaska).
Full Bill Text
HR 42 ENR: Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN 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. I One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five H. R. 42 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act . 2. 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) )). . Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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