HR 2815
· 119th Congress
· Native Americans
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
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Mar 03, 2026
floor
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Feb 26, 2026
committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Feb 26, 2026
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 26, 2026
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
Dec 16, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 15, 2025
floor
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 15, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5879-5880)
Dec 15, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2815.
Dec 15, 2025
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)
Dec 15, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879-5880)
Dec 15, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 31, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-354.
Natural Resources Committee
Oct 31, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.
Sep 17, 2025
committee
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Natural Resources Committee
Sep 17, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Sep 17, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee
May 20, 2025
committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
May 13, 2025
committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Apr 10, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
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Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
This bill 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 bill 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 bill 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 bill'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 bill reserves a public access easement on the federal land conveyed to Cape Fox and Sealaska.
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+++ Enrolled
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 2815 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 2815 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.2815
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 2815
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
-To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village
-Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and
-for other purposes.
+AT THE SECOND SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
+
+An Act
+
+To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation
+established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other
+purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Cape Fox Land Entitlement
Finalization Act of 2025''.
-
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
-
In this Act:
-(1) Cape fox.--The term ``Cape Fox'' means the Cape Fox
-Village Corporation, a Village Corporation for the Native
-Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska
-Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
+(1) Cape fox.--The term ``Cape Fox'' means the Cape Fox Village
+Corporation, a Village Corporation for the Native Village of
+Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
+Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
-approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass
-National Forest in the State of Alaska, as generally depicted
-on the Map.
-(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Cape
-Fox Village Corporation Final Selection'' and dated December
-18, 2023.
-(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
-of the Interior.
-
+approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass National
+Forest in the State of Alaska, as generally depicted on the Map.
+(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Cape Fox
+Village Corporation Final Selection'' and dated December 18, 2023.
+(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
+the Interior.
SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LAND.
-
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 16(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b)), Cape Fox shall not be
required to select or receive conveyance of the approximately 185 acres
@@ -49,13 +46,11 @@
township in which the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, is located.
(b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:
-(1) Approximately 40 acres in T. 74 S., R.90 E., sec. 10,
-SWNE, Copper River Meridian.
-(2) Approximately 144.57 acres in T. 75 S., R.91 E., sec.
-1, lots 1, 3, and 4, Copper River Meridian.
-
+(1) Approximately 40 acres in T. 74 S., R.90 E., sec. 10, SWNE,
+Copper River Meridian.
+(2) Approximately 144.57 acres in T. 75 S., R.91 E., sec. 1,
+lots 1, 3, and 4, Copper River Meridian.
SEC. 4. SELECTION OUTSIDE EXTERIOR SELECTION BOUNDARY.
-
(a) Selection and Conveyance of Surface Estate.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, if Cape Fox submits to
the Secretary a written notice of selection of the Federal land, the
@@ -78,40 +73,21 @@
(1) Cape Fox under section 16 of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615); and
(2) Sealaska Corporation to any subsurface interest in the
-Federal land under section 14(f) of that Act (43 U.S.C.
-1613(f)).
-
+Federal land under section 14(f) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(f)).
SEC. 5. PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT.
-
The conveyance of the Federal land under section 4 shall be subject
to the reservation of a public easement under section 17(b) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) to allow for
access to National Forest System land further inland on Revillagigedo
Island from the George Inlet.
-
SEC. 6. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.
-
Unless otherwise agreed to by the Secretary, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and Cape Fox, the conveyances under this legislation shall
be subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of-way,
and other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on the Federal land
as of the date of enactment of this Act.
-Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. R. 2815
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village
-Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and
-for other purposes.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.