Last progress July 15, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on January 15, 2025 by Nicholas J. Begich
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3227)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
This bill gives Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans and their heirs more time to apply for federal land in Alaska. The program lets eligible veterans choose up to 160 acres if they served in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or if they are heirs of such veterans. It extends the current application window so people can keep applying until December 29, 2030, instead of the previous deadline of December 29, 2025. In law, it changes the window from a 5-year period to a 10-year period.
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