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H.R. 3903

U.S. House•Engrossed

Summary

H.R. 3903, the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 11, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Mar 4, 2026: Received in the Senate.

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Text

H.R. 3903 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb3903/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3903 EH: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 3903
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025  .
2.
Purposes
The purposes of this Act are—
(1)
to authorize, direct, and expedite the exchange of land and interests in land between Chugach Alaska and the United States; and
(2)
to consolidate Federal ownership of the surface and subsurface estate of Federal land and interests acquired under the Program.
3.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
ANSCA terms
The terms  Native Corporation ,  Regional Corporation , and  Village Corporation  have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1602 ).
(2)
Chugach Alaska
The term  Chugach Alaska  means the Chugach Alaska Corporation, a Regional Corporation.
(3)
Chugach Region Land Study Report
The term  Chugach Region Land Study Report  means the report and recommendations submitted to Congress by the Secretary pursuant to section 1113 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116–9 ; 133 Stat. 614).
(4)
Federal exchange land
The term  Federal exchange land  means the approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land located in the Chugach Region as described in section 4(e).
(5)
Non-Federal land
The term  non-Federal land  means the parcels of subsurface land comprising approximately 231,000 acres—
(A)
owned by Chugach Alaska and conveyed to Chugach Alaska pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. );
(B)
described in section 4(f); and
(C)
for which—
(i)
the United States has acquired fee title to the surface estate or a conservation easement on the surface estate pursuant to the Program; or
(ii)
the State has acquired fee title to, and the United States has acquired a conservation easement in, the surface estate pursuant to the Program.
(6)
Program
The term  Program  means the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Habitat Protection and Acquisition Program of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.
(7)
Secretary
The term  Secretary  means the Secretary of the Interior.
(8)
State
The term  State  means the State of Alaska.
4.
Land exchange
(a)
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, if Chugach Alaska offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall accept the offer and convey, pursuant to section 22(j)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1621(j)(1) ), all right, title, and interest of the Federal Government in and to the Federal exchange land subject to the reservation of public easements required under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1616(b) ).
(b)
Condition on acceptance
Title to the non-Federal land exchanged in subsection (a) shall be in a form that is acceptable to the Secretary.
(c)
Treatment of land conveyed
Except as otherwise provided, any land conveyed to Chugach Alaska under subsection (a) shall be considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ).
(d)
Valid existing rights
The conveyances under subsection (a) shall be subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of-way, or other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on the Federal exchange land or the non-Federal land as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(e)
Conveyance of Federal exchange land
The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, convey to Chugach Alaska—
(1)
all right, title, and interest in and to the National Forest System land of the Forest Service identified in the Chugach Regional Land Study and Report, comprising approximately 63,414 total acres, comprising—
(A)
T. 3 N., R. 10 E., Seward Meridian, Drier Bay Parcel, comprising approximately 2,996 acres of surface estate;
(B)
T. 17 and 18 S., R. 7 and 8 E., Copper River Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising approximately 7,876 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(C)
T. 2 N., R. 1 and 2 E., Seward Meridian, Snow River Parcel, comprising approximately 11,462 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(D)
T. 17 and 18 S., R. 8 W., Copper River Meridian, Hinchinbrook Island Parcel, comprising approximately 2,617 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(E)
T. 17 S., R. 7 E., secs. 5, 8, 18, 19, and 30 through 33, Copper River Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising approximately 6,375 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(F)
T. 18 S., R. 7 E., secs. 6 and 7, Copper River Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising approximately 1,280 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(G)
T. 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 24 through 26 and 36, Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising approximately 2,240 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(H)
T. 16, S., R. 6 E., secs. 16, 19 through 21, and 25 through 36, Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising approximately 8,305 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(I)
T. 17 S., R. 6 E., secs. 1 through 4, and 10, Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising approximately 3,170 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(J)
T. 16 S., R. 4 E., secs. 1 through 4, 9 through 13, and 24, Copper River Meridian, Johnson River Parcel, comprising approximately 5,200 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(K)
T. 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 5 through 9, and 15 through 22, Copper River Meridian, Johnson River Parcel, comprising approximately 6,165 acres of surface and subsurface estate; and
(L)
T. 19 S., R. 15 E., secs. 12 through 14, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33, and 34, Copper River Meridian, Robinson Mountains Parcel, comprising approximately 5,728 acres of surface and subsurface estate; and
(2)
all right, title, and interest in and to the Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service identified in the Chugach Regional Land Study and Report, comprising approximately 1,960 total acres, comprising—
(A)
T. 21 S., R. 24 E., Copper River Meridian, Taan Fjord Parcel, comprising approximately 450 acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(B)
T. 21 and 22 S., R. 24 E., Copper River Meridian, Kageet Point Parcel, comprising approximately 310 acres of surface and subsurface estate; and
(C)
T. 9 S., R. 2 W., secs. 5 and 6, Copper River Meridian, Thompson Pass Parcel, comprising 1,200 acres of surface and subsurface estate.
(f)
Conveyance of non-Federal Land
(1)
Conveyance
The non-Federal land to which Chugach Alaska may convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest, that the Secretary determines to be applicable, includes—
(A)
the approximately 130,469.93 subsurface acres, which comprises—
(i)
T. 13 S., R. 1 W., sec. 19, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 467 acres;
(ii)
T. 13 S., R. 2 W., secs. 23 through 27, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,627 acres;
(iii)
T. 15 S., R. 2 W., secs. 3 through 9, 17 through 19, and 29 through 33, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 8,277.36 acres;
(iv)
T. 16 S., R. 2 W., secs. 1 through 4, and 6, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,373.34 acres;
(v)
T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 32 and 33, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 240 acres;
(vi)
T. 15 S., R. 3 W., secs. 3 through 7, portions of secs. 8 and 9, and secs. 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 35, and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 3,486.36 acres;
(vii)
T. 16 S., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 11, and 15, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 962 acres;
(viii)
T. 13 S., R. 4 W., secs. 26, 27, and 32 through 34, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,494.05 acres;
(ix)
T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1 through 11, 15 through 21, 25, 30, and 31, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 6,750.98 acres;
(x)
T. 15 S., R. 4 W., secs. 8 through 12, 16 through 22, and 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 5,839.15 acres;
(xi)
T. 13 S., R. 5 W., secs. 3, 9 through 11, 14 through 20, a portion of sec. 21, and secs. 31 and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 4,216.36 acres;
(xii)
T. 14 S., R. 5 W., sec. 1, a portion of sec. 2, secs. 6 through 12, 14 through 21, 29, and 30, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 9,057.6 acres;
(xiii)
T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 23 and 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 292.97 acres;
(xiv)
T. 12 S., R. 6 W., secs. 11, 13, 14, 23, and 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,980.69 acres;
(xv)
T. 12 S., R. 7 W., secs. 32, 34, 35, and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 343 acres;
(xvi)
T. 13 S., R. 7 W., secs. 1 through 22, 24, 25, and 27 through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 17,234.88 acres;
(xvii)
T. 14 S., R. 7 W., secs. 2, 3, and 6, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 203 acres;
(xviii)
T. 13 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 9 through 11, 13 through 29, and 32 through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 9,282.25 acres;
(xix)
T. 14 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 5, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 629.25 acres;
(xx)
T. 13 S., R. 9 W., sec. 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 10 acres;
(xxi)
T. 10 S., R. 10 W., sec. 32, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1.19 acres;
(xxii)
T. 3 N., R. 7 E., secs. 1 through 4, 8 through 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 29, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 9,314 acres;
(xxiii)
T. 4 N., R. 7 E., secs. 11, 14, 15, 21 through 28, and 33 through 36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 8,684.96 acres;
(xxiv)
T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 4 through 7, 18, and 19, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,120.50 acres;
(xxv)
T. 4 N., R. 8 E., secs. 29 through 32, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,404.25 acres;
(xxvi)
T. 1 N., R. 10 E., secs. 5 and 8, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 743 acres;
(xxvii)
T. 3 S., R. 2 W., secs. 22, 23, 25, 26, 33, 35, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 2,125 acres;
(xxviii)
T. 4 S., R. 2 W., secs. 2, 3, 4, and 11, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,225 acres;
(xxix)
T. 5 S., R. 3 W., secs. 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 through 29, and 32 through 36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 3,670 acres;
(xxx)
T. 5 S., R. 4 W., sec. 13, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 380 acres;
(xxxi)
T. 6 S., R. 4 W., sec. 7, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 613 acres;
(xxxii)
T. 5 S., R. 5 W., sec. 33, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 620 acres;
(xxxiii)
T. 6 S., R. 5 W., secs. 4, 9, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 3,205 acres;
(xxxiv)
T. 7 S., R. 5 W., sec. 4, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 230 acres;
(xxxv)
T. 8 S., R. 6 W., secs. 7 through 12, 14 through 22, and 27 through 34, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 6,797.39 acres;
(xxxvi)
T. 7 S., R. 7 W., secs. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 through 14, 16, 17, 23, and 24, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 6,031.78 acres;
(xxxvii)
T. 8 S., R. 7 W., secs. 24, 25, 35, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 705.65 acres; and
(xxxviii)
T. 7 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26 (lots 1 through 4), 27, 28, and 29, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 6,831.97 acres;
(B)
the approximately 24,911.65 subsurface acres in which the fee title to the surface estate has been acquired by the State, and a conservation easement in the surface estate has been acquired by the United States, pursuant to the Program, which comprises—
(i)
T. 16 S., R. 4 W., sec. 6, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 157.49 acres;
(ii)
T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 35 and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,280 acres;
(iii)
T. 16 S., R. 5 W., secs. 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,479 acres;
(iv)
T. 11 S., R. 8 W., secs. 4 and 9, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 579 acres;
(v)
T. 12 S., R. 8 W., sec. 1, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 130 acres;
(vi)
T. 9 S., R. 9 W., secs. 26, 27, 33, 34, and 35, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,524.26 acres;
(vii)
T. 10 S., R. 10 W., secs. 15, 16, 22, 23, 27, 28, 32, and 33, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,183.65 acres;
(viii)
T. 4 N., R. 7 E., secs. 12 and 13, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,145 acres;
(ix)
T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 12 and 13, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 304 acres;
(x)
T. 4 N., R. 8 E., secs. 1 through 5, 7 through 30, and 33 through 35, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 14,712.25 acres; and
(xi)
T. 4 N., R. 9 E., secs. 6, 7, 17, 18, and 19, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,417 acres; and
(C)
the approximately 75,655.4 subsurface acres in which a conservation easement in the surface estate has been acquired by the United States pursuant to the Program, which comprises—
(i)
T. 13 S., R. 2 W., secs. 33 and 34, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,131.75 acres;
(ii)
T. 14 S., R. 2 W., secs. 4 through 8, and 31, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,104.92 acres;
(iii)
T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 12 through 16, 21 through 23, and 28 through 31, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 5,319.37 acres;
(iv)
T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 6 through 8, and 17 through 20, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 3,899.44 acres;
(v)
T. 15 S., R. 3 W., secs. 8 and 9, and the southern part of sec. 13, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 125 acres;
(vi)
T. 16 S., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 11, 12, 14, and 15, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 506 acres;
(vii)
T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 28 and 29, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 660.15 acres;
(viii)
T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1, 5 through 8, 10 through 15, 22 through 27, and 34 through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 3,516 acres;
(ix)
T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 27, 28, 33, and 34, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,455.63 acres;
(x)
T. 11 S., R. 6 W., secs. 25, 26, and 34 through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,088.26 acres;
(xi)
T. 12 S., R. 6 W., secs. 1 through 3, 8 through 10, and 16 through 19, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,777.5 acres;
(xii)
T. 11 S., R. 7 W., sec. 31, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 577.8 acres;
(xiii)
T. 12 S., R. 7 W., sec. 5 through 7, 10 through 15, and 18 through 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 6,596.93 acres;
(xiv)
T. 13 S., R. 7 W., secs. 18 and 19, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 700 acres;
(xv)
T. 10 S., R. 8 W., secs. 33 and 34, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,197 acres;
(xvi)
T. 11 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 4, 10 through 16, 21 through 26, 31, 35, and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 7,647.41 acres;
(xvii)
T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 12 through 14, and 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 591.75 acres;
(xviii)
T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 3, 10, 11, 14 through 16, 21 and 22, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,112 acres;
(xix)
T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 5 through 8, 18, and 19, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,220.5 acres;
(xx)
T. 13 S., R. 8 W., secs. 13, 14, 17, 19 through 21, 23, 24, and 28 through 30, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,400 acres;
(xxi)
T. 11 S., R. 9 W., secs. 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 1,157.75 acres;
(xxii)
T. 12 S., R. 9 W., secs. 1 through 4, 9 through 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 27, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 6,445.71 acres;
(xxiii)
T. 13 S., R. 9 W., secs. 24 and 25, Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately 345.33 acres;
(xxiv)
T. 2 N., R. 7 E., sec. 1, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 64.16 acres;
(xxv)
T. 3 N., R. 7 E., secs. 24, 25, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 385.75 acres;
(xxvi)
T. 1 N., R. 8 E., secs. 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, 26, and 27, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,667.65 acres;
(xxvii)
T. 2 N., R. 8 E., secs. 2 through 11, 26, 30, 31, 32, and 35, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 4,339.84 acres;
(xxviii)
T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 1 through 4, 8 through 11, 14 through 17, 19 through 23, and 26 through 35, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 11,339.4 acres;
(xxix)
T. 4 N., R. 8 E., sec. 35, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1.5 acres;
(xxx)
T. 1 N., R. 9 E., secs. 1, 2, 11 through 14, and 24, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,560.25 acres; and
(xxxi)
T. 1 N., R. 10 E., secs. 6, 7, 17 through 20, 29 and 30, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 2,720.65 acres.
(2)
Management
Land acquired by the Secretary under this subsection shall—
(A)
become part of the unit of Federal land in which the land acquired by the Secretary is located; and
(B)
be administered in accordance with that unit of Federal land.
(3)
Exclusion of Village Corporation development and shareholder sites
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), Chugach Alaska shall exclude from the conveyance of non-Federal land all right, title, and interest in any land, not to exceed a total of 209 acres, that—
(A)
a Village Corporation has retained development rights, other than timber development rights; or
(B)
has been designated for a shareholder homesite program.
5.
Maps, estimates, and descriptions
(a)
Minor errors
The Secretary and Chugach Alaska may correct, by mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act.
(b)
Conflict
If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary and Chugach Alaska mutually agree otherwise.
    Passed the House of Representatives March 3, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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  1. Introduced2025-06-11
  2. Passed House2026-03-03
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Reported to House Jan 14, 2026

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Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

This bill authorizes a land exchange between the Chugach Alaska Corporation (also known as Chugach, an Alaska Native regional corporation in southcentral Alaska) and the federal government.

Specifically, if Chugach offers to convey to the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of Chugach in and to approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface estate within one year of the bill's enactment, then Interior must accept the offer and convey all right, title, and interest of the federal government in and to approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land located in the Chugach region. (The Chugach region includes portions of land on the Kenai Peninsula and the coast of Prince William Sound in Alaska.)

The bill directs Chugach to exclude from its conveyance to Interior all right, title, and interest in any land, not to exceed a total of 209 acres, for which a village corporation has retained development rights (other than timber development rights) or that has been designated for a shareholder homesite program.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) sponsors H.R. 3903, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 3903 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Jan 14, 2026 · 395 Bills
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 9, 2025 · 15 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3903, the latest H. Rept. 119-451.

  • H. Rept. 119-451 — CHUGACH ALASKA LAND EXCHANGE OIL SPILL RECOVERY ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 3903 has taken 16 actions since Jun 11, 2025, the latest on Mar 4, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate.
Mar 3, 202615:21
House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 3, 202615:21
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2349-2352)
Mar 3, 202615:21
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3903.
Mar 3, 202615:29
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2349-2351)

Votes

H.R. 3903 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3903, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 3903 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3903 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Indian/Native American Affairs, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHUGACH ALASKA CORP—Alaska15$200K
CHENEGA CORPORATIONAlaska Native Corporation.Alaska15$70K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS15$200K
VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP15$70K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW VANDERJACK115
CJ ZANE115
GENEVIEVE COWAN115
JENNIFER ELLISON115
STEPHEN PERANICH115
STEVEN WALL115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHUGACH ALASKA CORPBLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
CHUGACH ALASKA CORPBLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
CHUGACH ALASKA CORPBLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
CHUGACH ALASKA CORPBLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
CHUGACH ALASKA CORPBLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
CHENEGA CORPORATIONVAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
CHENEGA CORPORATIONVAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
CHENEGA CORPORATIONVAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
CHENEGA CORPORATIONVAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
CHENEGA CORPORATIONVAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3903 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3903’s is Native Americans.

hr3903/policy-areas.txt
Native AmericansAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3903 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alaska to Land use and conservation.

hr3903/subjects.txt
AlaskaLand transfersLand use and conservation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3903, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEGICH:H.R. 3903.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United StatesConstitution, which provides that ``The Congress shall havePower to dispose of and make all needful Rules andRegulations respecting the Territory or other Propertybelonging to the United States.''This bill exercises that authority by directing andauthorizing a land exchange involving federal lands and landsheld by the Chugach Alaska Corporation.[Page H2655]

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