Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025

S. 3219, the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, would transfer about 9.89 acres of federal land in Albuquerque, New Mexico—three tracts historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School, including a warehouse building—out of General Services Administration custody and into trust status held by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of 19 named New Mexico Indian Pueblos (including Acoma, Isleta, Taos, Zuni, and others). The transfer would occur within 90 days after the law takes effect and after federal tenants currently on the land relocate. A right-of-way easement on one tract would let the government retrieve or relocate federal property. The land would remain subject to existing private, municipal, or utility agreements, and class I, II, and III gaming would be prohibited on the property.

The bill affects the 19 Pueblos, who would gain trust land for educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development purposes, and it affects the General Services Administration and Department of the Interior, which would carry out the jurisdictional transfer and obtain an updated survey to be recorded with Bernalillo County. Federal tenants currently occupying the property would need to relocate before the transfer proceeds.

The bill was introduced November 19, 2025, by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) with Sen. Ben Ray Luján, and referred to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. As of August 5, 2026, the committee ordered it reported favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Next, it would await a vote by the full Senate; if passed, it would then need to pass the House and be signed by the President to become law.

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