Bill119th Congress
S. 1412
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest Action
Apr 10, 2025
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor
Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Democrat·NM
Bioguide ID: L000570
First Name: Ben
Middle Name: R.
Last Name: Luján
By Request: N
1
Cosponsors
1
Committees
2
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Related Bills
0
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
1
Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Apr 15, 2026
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 1,412
- Congress
- 119
- Introduced Date
- Apr 10, 2025
- Policy Area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Is Law
- No
Apr 10, 2025IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: Senate
Apr 10, 2025IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate· Apr 10, 20250
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025
This bill creates a buffer zone around the Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico by prohibiting certain leases on federal land for the development of mineral resources or geothermal energy within the buffer zone. Nonproducing oil and gas leases in the buffer zone are terminated.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate· Standing
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025