An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Public Law 95-178 · H.R. 8499 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Nov 15, 1977 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that the land allocated to the Regional Corporation for the southeastern Alaska region may include land withdrawn for, but not selected by, Native village corporations of southeastern Alaska.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to extend, for a period of 18 months, certain deadlines involving the implementation of the Cook Inlet land exchange.
Permits Native Regional Corporations to assign future revenues due them under the Alaska Native Fund.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Nov 15, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-178.
- Nov 4, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Nov 3, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Nov 1, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Oct 31, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Oct 17, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 22, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.