Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 43) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 43 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. REVERSION OF CERTAIN LAND CONVEYED IN TRUST TO THE STATE OF ALASKA. Section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(c)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking ``(c) Each patent'' and inserting the following: ``(c) Conveyance of Certain Land by Village Corporation.-- ``(1) In general.--Each patent''; (3) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), in the first sentence-- (A) by striking ``section 14(c) of this Act'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and (B) by striking ``There is authorized'' and inserting the following: ``(2) Technical assistance.-- ``(A) In general.--There are authorized''; (4) in…”