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S. 1464

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1464, the Buffalo Tract Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 10, 2025 by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Record

Text

S. 1464 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb1464/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1464 IS: Buffalo Tract Protection Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1464  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Heinrich  (for himself and  Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Buffalo Tract Protection Act  .
2.
Withdrawal
(a)
In general
Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of—
(1)
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(2)
disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(b)
Description
The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as  Tract A ,  Tract B ,  Tract C , and  Tract D  on the map entitled  Placitas, New Mexico Area Map  and dated November 13, 2019.
(c)
Surface estate
(1)
In general
Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance with—
(A)
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); or
(B)
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the  Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. ).
(2)
Mineral estate
Any conveyance of the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.

Sponsors

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) sponsors S. 1464, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1464 went before 2 committees: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee and Energy and Natural Resources.

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Feb 12, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 1464 has taken 3 actions since Apr 10, 2025, the latest on Feb 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2026
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
Apr 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Apr 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1464 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1464, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1464 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Buffalo Tract Protection Act — Display Title
  • Buffalo Tract Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 1464 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Clean Air and Water (quality), Environment/Superfund, Roads/Highway, Small Business, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSAdvocates for sportsmen and conservation federal policyMontana12—
NATIONAL STONE SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS12—
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JACK POLENTES112
ADAM PUGH111
EVAN BENDER111
MICHELE STANLEY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL STONE SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2026 first_quarter$16.9K1st Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2026 second_quarter$9.6K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1464 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1464’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s1464/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1464 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Land transfers to New Mexico.

s1464/subjects.txt
Land transfersMiningNew Mexico

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com