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HR 1221 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Mining New Mexico

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Introduced: February 27, 2023 Introduced by: Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

What's happening now March 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 27, 2023
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Feb 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1221: Buffalo Tract Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1221/
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"H.R. 1221: Buffalo Tract Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1221/.
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H.R. 1221, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1221/.
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