press releases

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Thursday, January 19, at 12 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) will meet with students and leaders from Hatch Valley Public Schools to discuss how direct federal investments are opening the door for more students to house and care for livestock. Senator...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) successfully reauthorized the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) for an additional 15 years to continue the conservation of local cultural and historic resources. Senator Heinrich and Representative Leger...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced $6,464,685 in funding from the Infrastructure Law to help communities in New Mexico prepare for and respond to the challenges of drought and help bring clean, reliable drinking water to households. The City of Gallup will receive $5,000,000 for...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to ensure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) supports conservation practices that mitigate the impacts of drought while combatting climate change. In a...

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, 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...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution they introduced to designate November 5, 2022, as National Bison Day. "Bison hold a rich historic and cultural significance for the United States, and in particular for Tribes," said...

WASHINGTON — A new report released today shows more than half of U.S. bird species are declining. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said the landmark report underscored the need to invest in states, territories, and Tribes’ efforts to conserve and restore wildlife and habitat by passing the bipartisan Recovering America’s...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act, legislation directing the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior to prioritize completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) by...

WASHINGTON – Today, the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) received a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW). This legislation makes it easier for “Good Samaritans” such as...

SANTA FE – In an op-ed published by the Santa Fe New Mexican, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) encourages New Mexicans to celebrate National Public Lands Day and visit one of New Mexico’s incredible national parks, monuments, forests, and wilderness areas. Senator Heinrich has dedicated his entire adult life working...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) joined members of the Colorado Congressional Delegation in a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) urging the agency to prioritize funding for long-term,...

TAOS, NM – This Saturday, September 24, at 11 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join Trust for Public Land (TPL) President Diane Regas, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning to celebrate National Public Lands Day at the Rio Grande del...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after yesterday’s Senate vote to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which will help create new American jobs, spur investments in U.S. businesses, and fight against climate change: “The Senate voted to ratify the historic Kigali...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the New Mexico Supreme Court's final ruling to uphold public stream access. “Today our state Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutional rights of all New Mexicans to their public waters. This is a...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Monday, August 15, at 2:30 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will meet with members of the New Mexico State University (NMSU) student chapter of The Wildlife Society and researchers from the NMSU Department of Fish, Wildlife and...

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) received the endorsement of The Washington Post Editorial Board. In an editorial, Congress has a chance to pass the most significant conservation law in decades, The Washington Post urged the...

WASHINGTON - Today, during a markup in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act passed out of committee with bipartisan support. The legislation now must be considered by the full Senate. Senator Heinrich’s legislation...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and Senate Outdoor Recreation Caucus, is welcoming today’s announcement that the Council on Environmental Quality is signing a memorandum of understanding that establishes...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to declare a climate...