YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesTargeted & Unrelated Provisions19 Pueblo tribes would get about 9.89 acres of the old Albuquerque Indian School site — buildings included.
Civil Liberties
The GSA would hand the three tracts to the Interior Department, which would hold them in trust for the 19 Pueblos. Rules for tribal trust land would apply, and the land would serve the Pueblos' schools, health care, culture, and business.
The bill bars class II and class III gaming on all three tracts, using the definitions in the federal Indian gaming law. The bill does not spell out what those classes cover.
Targeted & Unrelated Provisions
All buildings on the land would go to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, which the 19 Pueblos own. Federal offices on one tract could stay as its tenants for up to two years, or more if both sides agree.
More about this bill
Most people would see no change in daily life. About 9.89 acres of federal land in Albuquerque, New Mexico, would be put into trust for 19 Pueblo tribes. In trust means the U.S. holds the title for the tribes' benefit. The three tracts were once part of the Albuquerque Indian School. The General Services Administration (GSA, the agency that runs federal buildings) would hand the land to the Interior Department within 90 days. Interior would then have 90 more days to take it into trust. The Pueblos could use it for schools, health care, culture, and business. In that same window, every building on the land would go to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to own outright. The center is a nonprofit owned and run by the 19 Pueblos. Federal offices now on one tract could stay under a lease for up to 24 months. The two sides could agree to extend it, and any office could leave early. Class II and class III gaming, as federal Indian gaming law defines them, would be barred on the land. Existing easements, rights-of-way, and utility deals would stay in force. The Senate passed the bill on September 29, 2026. The House has not voted on it.
Congressional Summary
Congress's official summary of this bill still describes an earlier version of the text, so we have left it out here. You can read it on Congress.gov.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-09-29
- Date Added
- 2026-07-18
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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