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Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
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Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Republican · AK · Senator
Votes with party: 31.6% (313 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2025-02-27

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Plain-English Summary

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act This bill extends for an additional five years the time period during which an eligible Alaska Native veteran may apply for a land allotment under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program. The program makes Alaska Native veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or their heirs eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska. Under the current program, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management may accept applications through December 29, 2025. This bill extends this time period for an additional five years to December 29, 2030.

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