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119th Congress Native Americans

H.R. 6162: Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025

Passed HouseJun 2, 2026

  1. Introduced (completed)Nov 19, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jun 2, 2026
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Reported to House, May 20, 2026

This bill takes three tracts of specified federal land (approximately 9.89 acres) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. (These three tracts of land were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School, which was an Indian boarding school until 1981.)

The land is currently administered by the General Services Administration (GSA). Within 90 days of this bill's enactment, the GSA must (1) relocate all federal tenants on the land, and (2) transfer administrative jurisdiction over the land to the Department of the Interior.

Within 90 days after the relocation of federal tenants and transfer of administrative jurisdiction, the bill requires (1) Interior to take the land into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos, and (2) the federal government to convey its ownership interests in buildings and other structures located within Tract 1 to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to own in fee. (Tract 1, which is approximately 3.57 acres, contains a warehouse that is 76,682 square feet.)

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The bill requires the land taken into trust to be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 Pueblos. Further, the land must remain subject to existing private and municipal encumbrances, rights-of-way, restrictions, easements of record, and utility service agreements.

The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

1

Who scored on this bill

66 points earned
  1. 1Melanie Stansbury D-NM SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
  2. 2Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NMCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History

  1. Jun 2, 2026Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. Nov 19, 2025Introduced in the House by Melanie Stansbury.
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  1. Jun 3, 2026Received in the Senate.
  2. Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3754-3755)
  4. Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6162.
  5. Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3754-3755)
  6. Jun 2, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3754-3755)
  7. Jun 2, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. May 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-663.
  9. May 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
  10. Apr 21, 2026Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  11. Apr 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Apr 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Mar 4, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
  14. Feb 25, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  15. Nov 19, 2025Introduced in House
  16. Nov 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.