# 119-s-1464: Buffalo Tract Protection Act

119-s-1464, Buffalo Tract Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1464
- Congress: 119
- Title: Buffalo Tract Protection Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-25

## Summary

**Withdraws about 4,288 acres near Placitas, New Mexico from mineral development to keep the federal government in control of subsurface minerals.** The bill would withdraw land shown as Tracts A, B, C, and D on the Placitas, New Mexico area map dated November 13, 2019 from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and from disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. It would still allow the Interior Secretary to convey the surface under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, but any conveyance must reserve the mineral estate to the United States.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block new mining on Placitas land: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would withdraw about 4,288 acres of federal land in Placitas, New Mexico from new mining claims and new mineral leases. This would stop new location, entry, and patent under mining laws and bar mineral leasing, mineral materials disposals, and geothermal leasing on that land. T…
- Sell surface land but keep minerals: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Interior Secretary convey the surface estate of the described Placitas land under FLPMA or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Any sale or transfer of the surface would have to reserve the underground mineral estate to the United States. This change would appl…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1464 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1464)

## Related
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1464 (as of 2026-10-25).