# 117-hr-9344: Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022

117-hr-9344, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9344
- Congress: 117
- Title: Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022 This bill withdraws certain federal land in New Mexico and authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey the land to, or exchange the land with, an Indian tribe under a resource management plan. Nonproducing oil and gas leases on the withdrawn land are terminated.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
- 117-hr-2930: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9344 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9344)

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- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-2930: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2930)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9344 (as of 2025-11-18).