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Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 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.) 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.
Action Timeline
2026-06-03
Received in the Senate.
2026-06-02
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6162.
2026-06-02
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-06-02
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3754-3755)
2026-06-02
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-06-02
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3754-3755)
2026-06-02
Passed/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)
2026-05-20
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
2026-05-20
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-663.
2026-05-20
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-663.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.6162 pass?
HR.6162 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.6162 do?
Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 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 …
Who sponsored HR.6162?
HR.6162 was sponsored by Melanie A. Stansbury (D-New Mexico).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 6162 IH: Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6162 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Ms. Stansbury introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 . 2. Transfer of land into trust for the 19 Pueblos (a) Definitions In this section: (1) 19 Pueblos The term 19 Pueblos means the New Mexico Indian Pueblos of— (A) Acoma; (B) Cochiti; (C) Isleta; (D) Jemez; (E) Laguna; (F) Nambe; (G) Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan); (H) Picuris; (I) Pojoaque; (J) San Felipe; (K) San Ildefonso; (L) Sandia; (M) Santa Ana; (N) Santa Clara; (O) Santo Domingo; (P) Taos; (Q) Tesuque; (R) Zia; and (S) Zuni. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) Survey Except as provided in subsection (e), the term survey means the survey plat entitled Plat of Tracts 1 Thru 3 Lands of US Indian Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs , prepared by Surv-Tek, Inc., and dated May 2023. (b) Land into trust Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the relocation of all Federal tenants— (1) the Administrator of General Services shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (c) to the Secretary; and (2) on completion of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall receive the transfer and hold in trust all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of that subsection for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos. (c) Federal land described The Federal land referred to in this section is the 3 tracts of Federal land, the combined acreage of which is approximately 9.89 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School and, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are under the custody and accountability of the General Services Administration, more particularly described as follows: (1) Tract 1 The approximately 3.57 acres located in secs. 7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on which stands a 76,682 square foot warehouse, as identified on the survey. (2) Tract 2 The approximately 5.78 acres located in secs. 7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the survey. (3) Tract 3 The approximately .54 acres located in secs. 7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the survey. (d) Easement on tract 1 The Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to a right-of-way easement, as determined by the Administrator of General Services, on the Federal land described in subsection (c)(1) for purposes of retrieving or relocating Federal property from that Federal land to another location. (e) Survey (1) In general The Secretary— (A) shall obtain a survey of the land to be transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2); and (B) may make minor corrections to the survey and legal description of the Federal land described in subsection (c) as the Secretary determines to be necessary to correct clerical, typographical, and surveying land title errors. (2) Availability The survey obtained under paragraph (1) shall be recorded in the public records of the County Clerk Office of Bernalillo County, New Mexico. (f) Use of land The Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2) shall be— (1) used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 Pueblos; and (2) subject to Federal laws applicable to Indian trust land in the State of New Mexico. (g) Limitations and conditions The Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2) shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (h) Gaming prohibition Class I gaming, class II gaming, and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )) are prohibited on the Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2).
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