S. 526: Buffalo Tract Protection Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Plain summary

Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws 4,288 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and identified as Tract A, Tract B, Tract C, and Tract D in Placitas, New Mexico, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Any conveyance of the surface estate of the federal land must require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

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Official text

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 526, Buffalo Tract Protection Act (2020-02-21)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s526.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s526 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116