H.R. 6162 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 2, 2026. Received Jun 3, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReturns Albuquerque school land to New Mexico Pueblos
This bill transfers about 10 acres of federal land in Albuquerque that once housed an Indian boarding school to the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. The land, currently managed by the General Services Administration, would be placed into trust—a legal arrangement protecting tribal lands—and the Interior Department would oversee it. The Pueblos could use the land for education, health, cultural programs, business, and economic development, though gambling would be prohibited there.
How it affects you
This change mainly affects the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, which would gain ownership of buildings on part of the land. If you live in Albuquerque or work on this federal land, you might see operational changes as the government relocates current federal tenants. For most other Americans, this is a land transfer between the federal government and tribal nations with no direct personal effect.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, May 20, 2026)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 6162
AN ACT
Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1) · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Native Americans · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 3, 2026: “Received in the Senate.”