New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-04-09
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Officially: “New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act” Read the full text
Public Lands and Natural Resources
What it does
New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to enter a memorandum of understanding with the New Mexico Land Grant Council to describe existing processes that land grants-mercedes may use to obtain authorization for historical, traditional, or other uses of federal lands. Land grants-mercedes were created when Spain and Mexico issued grants of land to communities or individuals. When the United States acquired the land, including New Mexico, a process was created for ad
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Where it is
Introduced · 2025-04-09
In the Senate.
Committee hearing · 2025-12-02
Passed the Senate · 2026-09-23
House floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textas published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
1
sponsor, out of 51 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Held at the desk. (2026-09-24).