A bill to amend section 901 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Public Law 99-258 · H.R. 3851 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Mar 19, 1986 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to extend the statute of limitations on challenges to the Bureau of Land Management's determination of nonnavigability of submerged lands in Alaska conveyed to native corporations or groups from five to six years.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Mar 19, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-258.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 12, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 4, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Feb 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 30, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 12, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 11, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 4, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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.