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.
USA116th CongressS-2533| Senate
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is 65 years of age or older for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
Native Americans
AgingAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsIndian claimsPoverty and welfare assistance
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.
USA116th CongressS-2533| Senate
| Updated: 9/16/2020
This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is 65 years of age or older for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Native Americans
Related Bills
- S 116-2534: 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.
- HR 116-8683: 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.
- S 116-4889: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Fulfillment Act of 2020
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AgingAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsIndian claimsPoverty and welfare assistance