press releases

WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET/11 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver remarks at the White House Electrification Summit to explore how electrification can help the United States meet its climate and equity goals, while lowering costs, creating jobs, and improving air...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are part of a group of fourteen bipartisan senators who have sent a letter urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support Western farmers and ranchers to conserve water, improve water infrastructure and efficiency, protect lands at risk...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Juan Eduardo Sanchez to be the Federal Co-Chairman of the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC):   “For years, I have fought hard to see the Southwest Border Regional Commission finally funded - to deliver resources and...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours in Otero County at 10 a.m. MT, on Thursday, December 8. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration,...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are calling for $500 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) so that local nonprofits, governmental social service organizations, and states/localities can continue providing humanitarian services to migrants...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are requesting $2.1 billion in Disaster Supplemental Funding to address the severe and ongoing supply shortage of electrical...

When you toss a pebble into the huge pond that is “the world,” you have no idea how far those waves will travel and where they will eventually land. The STOP Act is one of those ripples. The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act, began in an office inside the administration building at the Pueblo of Acoma in 2015. A quick...

A federal law meant to help return stolen Native American artifacts to their rightful owners has cleared its final hurdle after unanimous approval in the U.S. Senate. The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act, also known as the STOP Act, passed the Senate on Tuesday and was sent to President Joe Biden with the expectation it soon will be...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a group of Democratic senators led by U.S. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) issued a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce issuing a preliminary affirmative determination in their investigation into solar panels and cells imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced $4,925,582 in Infrastructure Law funding through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to strengthen high-speed internet services for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso. “Improved access...

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill this week to make it illegal to export Native American cultural items and other artifacts that were illegally obtained, and increases related criminal penalties. The bill cleared the chamber after Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., took to the floor and said the bill would have helped in the yearslong effort by...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act is gaining momentum after it was featured during a full hearing to consider pending legislation in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today. The bipartisan legislation, introduced alongside U.S. Senator Steve Daines...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after he passed by unanimous consent on the Senate Floor his bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act, which now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law: “As I drafted the STOP Act, I worked closely with New...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to protect marriage equality: “No American should have their rights and freedoms threatened because of who they are and who they love. “New Mexico’s state constitution...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) for supporting Juan Eduardo Sanchez to be the Federal Co-Chairman of the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC). The full EPW committee advanced Mr. Sanchez’s nomination today during a business meeting by a...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement upon the passing of Medal of Honor recipient and Gallup’s own Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura: “New Mexico has lost a great hero. I am...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours in Socorro County at 1 p.m. MT, on Tuesday, November 29. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, joined a group of Democratic Senators in a letter urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to use Inflation Reduction Act funding to increase vehicle electrification commitments and support workers. In a letter to Postmaster General...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, is welcoming an announcement by the Biden administration that the United States will join the Global Memorandum of Understanding (Global MOU) on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (MHDV). In a continued effort to decarbonize the road...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act to protect Chaco Canyon and the greater landscape surrounding the...