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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.

Measure
H.R. 3620 · 119th Congress
Latest action
October 20, 2026
Policy changes
3
Source
CRS summary (Reported to House) · Congress.gov

Became Public Law No: 119-130.

Read it yourself · The summaries below are the Congressional Research Service’s. Under each one you can open the bill’s own wording, or read the full text (enrolled (sent to the President)).

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October 24, 2025 · As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2025 · Read CBO’s estimate

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Who wrote it

Portrait of Nicholas J. Begich III

Sponsor

Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK-AL)

No cosponsors. Introduced May 29, 2025.

How Congress voted

No recorded vote: this bill moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.

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In their own words

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What it changes — and your vote

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Provision 1

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.

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Provision 2

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.

›Read the bill’s wording · Sec. 4(closest match)

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Provision 3

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.

›Read the bill’s wording · Sec. 5(closest match)

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