A bill to declare that the United States holds certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblo of Zia.
Public Law 99-600 · H.R. 5167 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 5, 1986 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. William Richardson (D-NM-3)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Manuel Luján, Rep. Joseph Skeen
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Declares that all Federal rights, title, and interests to the surface and mineral estates in specified lands (located in New Mexico) of the Department of the Interior are to be held in trust by the United States for the Pueblo of Zia Indians.
Requires all gross receipts (including, but not limited to, bonuses, rents, and royalties) that are derived by the United States with respect to such lands to be administered in accordance with the laws relating to trust property.
Requires all applications for mineral leases involving such lands pending on the date of enactment of this Act to be rejected and advance payments returned to the applicants.
Provides that nothing in this Act shall: (1) deprive any person (other than the United States) of any lease, right-of-way, mining claim, grazing permit, water right, or other interest in such lands before enactment of this Act; (2) affect a specified right-of-way; or (3) affect specified mineral leases.
Requires, subject to existing rights, that specified mineral leases (oil and gas) be administered under regulations of the Secretary of the Interior to the same extent and manner that such leases would be administered if this Act had not been enacted.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Nov 5, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-600.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 27, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 16, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 16, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 13, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 7, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.