H.R. 3620 · 119th Congress

Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

Introduced May 29, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Status: Passed Congress

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (done)
  4. Passed Senate (current)
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5144)

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5144)

  2. Senate

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.

  3. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-132.

  4. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  6. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880-5881)

  8. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620.

  9. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5882)

  10. House

    Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  11. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.

  12. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

Show 8 earlier actions
  1. House

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-398, Part I.

  2. House

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  3. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. House

    Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

  5. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  6. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

  7. House

    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.

  8. Introduced in House