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S. 156: Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act

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S. 156: Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-28 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act

Plain summary

Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to allow members of the Hoonah Indian Association to collect the eggs of glaucous-winged gulls up to two times a year at up to five locations within Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park. Considers the collection of those eggs within the Park by the Association to be a use specifically permitted by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Requires collection schedules and locations to be based on an annual plan prepared by the Secretary and the Association.

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Official text

Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s156 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113