Congress gives 19 New Mexico Pueblos land back from federal control.
H.R. 6162 — Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 · Filed by Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill moves about 9.89 acres of land in Albuquerque. The land goes from federal control to 19 New Mexico Indian Pueblos. The land was part of the Albuquerque Indian School. Buildings on part of the land go to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. The Pueblos can use the land for schools, health care, culture, business, and economic growth. Gaming is not allowed on this land.
Who it affects
The 19 New Mexico Indian Pueblos get the land. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center gets buildings. The Pueblos can now control and develop the land.
One thing to notice
The land has existing agreements for utilities and other uses. These agreements may limit what the Pueblos can do.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Nov 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Mar 4, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Apr 21, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 21, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent”
- Jun 2, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3754-3755)”
- Jun 2, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Pueblos — Native American communities and governments in New Mexico.
- gaming — Gambling or casino operations.
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center — A non-profit group that gets buildings on the transferred land.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,301 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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