Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NM District 3 · D-NM
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 2861 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| Policy Area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | April 10, 2025 |
| Latest Action | April 10, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 2 · House vote — · — views |