New Mexico Pueblos get back historic school land in Albuquerque
S. 3219 — Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026 · Filed by Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill gives about 9.89 acres of federal land to 19 New Mexico Pueblos. The land was part of the old Albuquerque Indian School. The federal government will hold it in trust for the Pueblos. They can use it for schools, health, culture, business, and money-making. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center will get the buildings and improvements. The Center is a nonprofit the Pueblos own. Federal workers can stay on one part for up to 24 months. No gambling is allowed on the land.
Who it affects
The 19 New Mexico Pueblos get back control of historic land. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, a nonprofit the Pueblos own, will run the buildings. Federal workers can stay for up to 24 months.
One thing to notice
Land held in trust does not pay state and local property taxes. Bernalillo County will lose tax money from this land.
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 Senate”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs”
- Jun 3, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held”
- Aug 5, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably”
- Sep 29, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5145-5146; text: CR S5145-5146)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- trust — The federal government holds and protects land for a tribe's benefit.
- Pueblos — Sovereign tribal nations in New Mexico with their own governments.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,703 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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