Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
Signed into law Jul 7, 2025 · Native Americans
What this law does
- Excludes certain settlement trust payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or their descendants when deciding eligibility for need-based federal programs, such as SNAP.
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How it became law
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025 · House
- 32 daysPassed HouseFeb 4, 2025
- 134 daysPassed SenateJun 18, 2025
- 15 daysPresented to the PresidentJul 3, 2025
- 4 daysSigned into lawJul 7, 2025
Official summary
Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
This act 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).
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jul 7, 2025).
Who wrote it
Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]
0 cosponsors. 0 signed on the day it was introduced.
Recorded votes
No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.
What was added
Amendments adopted (0)
No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.
Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)
None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).
What was removed
Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)
None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.
Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (Jan 3, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.
Proposed but not adopted
No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.
Full action history
Show all 19 official actions
| Jul 7, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-22. |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-22. |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3458) |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Received in the Senate, read twice. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H444) |
| Feb 4, 2025 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H444) |
| Feb 4, 2025 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 42. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H444-445) |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.