US Representative

Nicholas Begich Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB41

Introduced
1/3/25  
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActThis bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements.Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land.The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska.The land conveyed to each urban corporation must include any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation.The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB410

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025This bill extends for an additional five years the time period during which an eligible Alaska Native veteran may apply for a land allotment under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program. The program makes Alaska Native veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or their heirs eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska.Under the current program, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management may accept applications through December 29, 2025. This bill extends this time period for an additional five years to December 29, 2030.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB42

Introduced
1/3/25  
Refer
1/3/25  
Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility ActThis bill 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).

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB425

Introduced
1/15/25  
Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB452

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB471

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Fix Our Forests Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB521

Introduced
1/16/25  
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB539

Introduced
1/16/25  
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB547

Introduced
1/16/25  
No Child Tax Credit for Illegals Act of 2025This bill extends and expands the Social Security number (SSN) identification requirements for claiming the child tax credit. The bill also provides that the omission of a correct SSN related to a child tax credit claim is to be treated as a mathematical error for certain purposes.Under current law, to claim the child tax credit, a taxpayer must provide a work-authorized SSN (issued prior to the due date of the federal income tax return) for each qualifying child. Beginning in 2026, to claim the child tax credit, a taxpayer must provide a valid taxpayer identification number (issued on or before the due date of the federal income tax return) for each qualifying child.Under the bill, to claim the child tax credit, a taxpayer must provide a work-authorized SSN (issued before the due date of the federal tax return) for (1) each qualifying child; and (2) the taxpayer, the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse (if filing jointly), or either the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s spouse (if either is a member of the Armed Forces).Finally, the bill provides that the omission of a correct SSN related to a claim for the child tax credit is a mathematical error for purposes of certain tax assessment and collection procedures. 

Cosponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB43

Introduced
1/3/25  
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025This bill removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations must convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires all Alaska Native village corporations that receive land under the ANCSA to convey certain lands to the existing municipality in the village or, if no municipality exists, to Alaska in trust for any municipality that may be established in the future. This bill removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the bill allows village corporations to regain title to the lands held in trust by dissolving the trust through formal resolution by the village corporation and the residents of the Native village.