Congressional bills

Legislation, actions, votes, amendments, and sponsors.

H.R. 9953In committee

To reduce trawl gear impacts on bycatch and seafloor habitat in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, to establish gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, and salmon excluder requirements, to improve Council transparency and participation, to prioritize ecosystem analyses, to modernize electronic monitoring, to prohibit unsustainable foreign seafood imports, and to establish a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund.

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 6021Reported

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8437Reported

Geo POWER Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 6251Reported

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 9507In committee

To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally.

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 9506In committee

To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8473In committee

Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 9138In committee

To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8401In committee

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 41Passed House

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 5694Reported

ARTIST Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 9088In committee

Polar Express Act of 2026

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8957In committee

American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 3620Passed House

Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8674In committee

Geese House Site Conveyance Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8597In committee

Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8598In committee

North Pacific Fishery Management Council Representation Enhancement Act of 2026

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 8400In committee

DATA Act of 2026

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 6427Passed House

Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 3903Passed House

Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 7350In committee

Fishing Vessel Financing Improvement Act of 2026

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

H.R. 6939In committee

Bycatch Reduction and Research Act of 2026

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025

Sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III