# 119-hr-6162: Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025

119-hr-6162, Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6162
- Congress: 119
- Title: Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Transfers about 9.9 acres of former Albuquerque Indian School land into federal trust for the benefit of the 19 New Mexico Pueblos.** It would set tight deadlines to relocate federal tenants, require a formal survey and recording of title, and bar gaming on the parcels. - Pueblos and communities: The bill would place roughly 9.9 acres into trust for the 19 Pueblos for education, health, cultural, business, and economic development. The trust land may not be used for class II or class III gaming. - Federal tenants and agencies: The General Services Administration must relocate federal tenants within 90 days, and the Secretary of the Interior must take the land into trust within 90 days after that. The Secretary must obtain a survey, correct minor title or clerical errors, and record the transfer in Bernalillo County and the Bureau of Indian Affairs land records. - Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and local rights: The United States would convey ownership of buildings and improvements on Tract 1 to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Existing private or municipal encumbrances, rights-of-way, easements, and utility agreements remain in effect.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tract 1 buildings to Pueblo Center: benefit, low. This bill would require the United States to give the buildings, structures, and improvements in Tract 1 to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. This would happen within 90 days after tenant relocation and the transfer of control to Interior. The Center would own the Tract 1 buildings in fee.
- Trust land for 19 Pueblos in Albuquerque: mixed, low. This bill would move about 9.89 acres of former Albuquerque Indian School land into trust for the 19 New Mexico Pueblos. Within 90 days of enactment, GSA would relocate federal tenants and transfer control to Interior. Within 90 days after that, Interior would take the three tracts into trust. The…

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- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6162 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6162)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6162 (as of 2026-10-08).