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S. 3617 — 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.
December 19, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:774
S. 3617 aims to ensure fair treatment for the residents of the Cape Fox Village Corporation, linked to the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska. The bill allows Cape Fox to receive specific federal land in the Tongass National Forest without the usual need to select or receive...
Simple Explanation
The bill is about giving special land in Alaska to a group of Native people from the Village of Saxman, letting them have it without the usual rules, and making sure others can still visit nearby forest areas.
S. 3617 — To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
January 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,194
S. 3617 aims to resolve issues related to land selection restrictions faced by the Cape Fox Village Corporation, which represents the Native Village of Saxman in Alaska. The bill provides a legislative solution by allowing Cape Fox to select and receive land from the Tongass...
Simple Explanation
This bill is about helping a village group in Alaska called the Cape Fox Corporation to get certain pieces of land that were hard to get before. It wants to make sure they are treated fairly like other villages nearby, while also giving another group, the Sealaska Corporation, rights to what's under the land.
H. R. 7022 — To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
January 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,150
H. R. 7022 aims to provide fair treatment for the Cape Fox Corporation, a Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska. Due to past restrictions, Cape Fox was unable to select valuable land in its area, unlike other village corporations. This bill allows Cape...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to give fair treatment to a group of Native people in Alaska by letting them pick a special piece of land they couldn't choose before. It also makes sure another group gets what they need from underneath that land.
S. 3617 — To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
November 21, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,946
S. 3617, titled the "Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2024," aims to resolve land entitlement issues for the Cape Fox Corporation, which is the Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska. The bill addresses the unique land selection restrictions...
Simple Explanation
S. 3617 is a U.S. bill that helps a Native Alaskan group, called Cape Fox Corporation, to get some special land they were promised, letting them and another group, Sealaska Corporation, have ownership of it. The bill also makes sure people can still use nearby forest land, even after the changes.

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