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Senate committee backs trust transfer of 9.89 acres for 19 NM Pueblos

General Services AdministrationInterior DepartmentLegislationSep 23, 2026

Check: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reported S. 3219 favorably, which would move about 9.89 acres of former Albuquerque Indian School land from the General Services Administration (GSA) to the Interior Secretary and into trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico.

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What it does

Pueblo governments and their affiliated organizations, including the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, are the groups most affected. If enacted, the bill would require GSA to transfer administrative jurisdiction to Interior within 90 days and Interior to take the land into trust within 90 days after that transfer. The land would be used for educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development, and Class II and Class III gaming would remain prohibited.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Track S. 3219 and its House companion H.R. 6162, which the House passed by voice vote on 2026-06-02 and which was received in the Senate on 2026-06-03.
  2. Review Section 2(h) of the committee substitute, which would convey federal buildings on the land to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and set a lease for Tract 2 for an initial period of up to 24 months.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Congress.gov: appropriations committee reportscommittee_reportSep 23, 2026

    ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN SCHOOL ACT OF 2026

    • Quoted from the source: “The purpose of S. 3219 is to transfer approximately 9.89 acres of land from the General Services Administration to the Secretary of the Interior and then take the land into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The Committee held a business meeting on August 5, 2026, to consider S. 3219 and ordered the bill to be reported favorably”
    • Quoted from the source: “Class II and Class III gaming remain prohibited.”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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