Bills About Native Americans Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

Sen. Murkowski sponsored 58 bills about native americans in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
June 11, 2020	S.3948	A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.	0		Held at the desk.
Dec. 18, 2019	S.3099	A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Held at the desk.
Dec. 18, 2019	S.3100	A bill to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Held at the desk.
Oct. 16, 2019	S.2610	A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 612.
Nov. 10, 2020	S.4889	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to increase the dividend exclusion, to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under that Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Nov. 10, 2020	S.4891	A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 25, 2019	S.227	A bill to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes.	29	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 116-165.
Sept. 24, 2019	S.2533	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
May 7, 2020	S.RES.565	A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.	31	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2329; text: CR S2327)
Oct. 16, 2019	S.2616	A bill to provide civil and criminal jurisdiction over Alaska Natives and non-Alaska Natives for certain Indian tribes in the State of Alaska.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sept. 24, 2019	S.2541	A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sept. 24, 2019	S.2534	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 27, 2019	S.2037	A bill to amend the STEM education program for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students under the Higher Education Act of 1965.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 7, 2019	S.RES.100	A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.	31	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR 3/7/2019 S1743-1744)
Jan. 15, 2019	S.126	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to adapt the successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the United States, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
March 22, 2018	S.RES.444	A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.	20	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2017	S.1149	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to repeal a provision limiting the export of timber harvested from land conveyed to the Kake Tribal Corporation under that Act.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 679.
June 29, 2017	S.1481	A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
June 29, 2017	S.1483	A bill to establish an account for amounts due to Shee Atika Incorporated under the Cube Cove Land Agreement, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1482	A bill to provide a permanent easement to the Shishmaref Native Corporation, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1490	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the Nagamut selection, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1484	A bill to provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1496	A bill to amend the definition of Village Corporation in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1487	A bill to provide for certain conveyances of surface estate under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1486	A bill to amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1494	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in order to increase the dividend exclusion, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1491	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act with respect to the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1493	A bill to require a study and report identifying the impacts on Chugach Alaska Corporation land that resulted from changes in Federal law or Federal or State land acquisitions in the Chugach region, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1485	A bill to satisfy certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1492	A bill to establish a Regional Corporation for Natives who are non-residents of Alaska, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2017	S.1495	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the treatment of fractional shares of stock by Regional Corporations, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 10, 2017	S.91	A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Star Print ordered on report 115-26.
Sept. 26, 2016	S.RES.577	A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Federation of Natives.	1	All Republicans	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6089; text as passed Senate: CR S6084)
July 14, 2016	S.3273	A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
May 21, 2015	S.1443	A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Held at the desk.
May 26, 2016	S.3004	A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 26, 2015	S.872	A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-490.
Sept. 9, 2015	S.2017	A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek, Alaska, as a Native village, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6536)
Nov. 19, 2014	S.2945	A bill to repeal section 910 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Oct. 16, 2013	S.1574	A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
Oct. 10, 2013	S.1570	A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324.
Feb. 14, 2013	S.340	A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
Jan. 28, 2013	S.156	A bill to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.
Feb. 4, 2011	S.292	A bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 112-133.
Dec. 17, 2011	S.RES.351	A resolution recognizing the accomplishments and commemorating the numerous achievements and contributions of the Alaska Native people over the past 40 years.	1	All Democrats	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8782; text as passed Senate: CR S8782; text of measure as introduced: CR H877)
May 25, 2011	S.1063	A bill to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-214.
June 29, 2011	S.1293	A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to certain similarly situated individuals, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
April 5, 2011	S.730	A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-131.
May 5, 2009	S.980	A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to certain similarly situated individuals, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
March 4, 2009	S.522	A bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.	1	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
April 23, 2009	S.881	A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-285.
April 2, 2009	S.784	A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 29, 2007	S.1746	A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8742-8744)
Feb. 17, 2005	S.449	A bill to facilitate shareholder consideration of proposals to make Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act available to missed enrollees, eligible elders, and eligible persons born after December 18, 1971, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 109-179.
Nov. 9, 2005	S.1980	A bill to provide habitable living quarters for teachers, administrators, and other school staff, and their households, in rural areas of Alaska located in or near Alaska Native villages.	0	All Republicans	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13306)
June 23, 2005	S.1306	A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7314-7316)
Nov. 20, 2003	S.1905	A bill to provide habitable living quarters for teachers, administrators, other school staff, and their households in rural areas of Alaska located in or near Alaska Native Villages.	1	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 806.
July 16, 2003	S.1421	A bill to authorize the subdivision and dedication of restricted land owned by Alaska Natives.	0	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 108-337.

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