Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3620
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Active
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Passed House on Dec 15, 2025
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 29, 2025
Latest Action
Aug 3, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3620
Congress
119
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 15, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
Summary

Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey approximately 3.4 acres in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF) for use in connection with health and social services programs.

The conveyance must be made by warranty deed. The conveyance may not (1) require any consideration (such as payment) from the SCF for the property; (2) impose any obligation, term, or condition on the SCF relating to that property; or (3) allow for any U.S. reversionary interest in the property.

HHS must be accorded any easement or access to the property as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of HHS.

The bill prohibits the SCF from being liable for certain environmental contamination that occurred on or before the date on which the property is conveyed to the SCF. In turn, HHS may not be liable for any contamination that occurred after the date that the SCF controlled, occupied, and used the property. 

Text (4)
December 16, 2025
December 15, 2025
December 9, 2025
Actions (20)
08/03/2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
08/03/2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-132.
05/20/2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
12/16/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
12/15/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/15/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
12/15/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)
12/15/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620.
12/15/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5882)
12/15/2025
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/09/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.
12/09/2025
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/09/2025
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-398, Part I.
07/23/2025
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
07/23/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
07/23/2025
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
06/11/2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
06/04/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
05/29/2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/29/2025
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 4, 2026 10:56:28 AM