Bill · S. 3219· Senate(119-S-3219)
Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 11/19/2025
- Last activity
- 10/5/2026 — Held at the desk.
- Sponsored by
- Martin Heinrich
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Awaiting House
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026. It orders the transfer of specific federal land in New Mexico into trust for the benefit of 19 specific Indian Pueblos. The land totals about 9.89 acres and was historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School. Additionally, the bill conveys buildings and improvements on this land to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. It also includes provisions for a lease allowing current federal tenants to stay on Tract 2 for up to 24 months. Finally, the bill explicitly prohibits any class II or class III gaming on the newly trusted land.
Yes· 3 of 9
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+7
The bill transfers approximately 9.89 acres of land into trust for the direct benefit of 19 specific New Mexico Pueblos.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+3
The bill provides resources for the economic and business development of the 19 Pueblos.
Would people in cities be better off under this?+3
The land transfer facilitates development within the Albuquerque area.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
How the text last changed
Engrossed in Senate (9/29/2026), compared with Reported to Senate. Each change is on the Text tab.
Only the wording changed; what the bill would do is the same.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
-
Support for the 19 Pueblos: Under Section 2(f), the federal land taken into trust must be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 Pueblos. This directly benefits the members of these Pueblos by providing land for their community growth and development.
-
Property Ownership for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: Under Section 2(h)(1), the Secretary must convey all ownership interests of the United States in buildings, structures, improvements, and appurtenances on the land to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to own in fee. This gives the nonprofit organization direct ownership of the property assets.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Gaming Restrictions: Under Section 2(i), the text states that the federal land taken into trust shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. This places a direct restriction on the economic options available for the land use by the Pueblos.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+7Good For Low Income Households+3Good For Urban Residents+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3Increases Job Creation+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves School Choice+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
The version one chamber actually passed
What changed from Reported to Senate
Only the wording changed; what the bill would do is the same.
Written by an AI model from a comparison of this version’s text with the one before it, not by a person. .
- 10/5/2026
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 9/29/2026
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5145-5146; text: CR S5145-5146)
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5145-5146; text: CR S5145-5146)
- 9/23/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-153.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 682.
- 8/5/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 6/3/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- 11/19/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ben LujánDemocrat · New Mexico