press releases

WASHINGTON – As Americans deal with rising energy prices caused by a reliance on fossil fuels, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is calling for Congress and the Biden administration to act on legislative and executive initiatives that will lower energy costs for working families. During an interview today on NBC Meet The Press...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has secured a commitment from the Biden administration to support funding for the first-ever abandoned hardrock mining reclamation program that he fought to authorize in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. VIDEO: Heinrich Secures Biden Administration’s Support To Fund Hardrock...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Tribal leaders, and Trust for Public Land to celebrate the new addition to the Marquez Wildlife Area in New Mexico. Heinrich has worked to support this acquisition that will make the Marquez Wildlife Area the largest state-owned...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the C0-Founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) case, which...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Wednesday, June 29, at 10 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Tribal leaders, Trust for Public Land, and more will come together at the Laguna Pueblo Dancing Eagle Event Center to celebrate the expansion of the Marquez Wildlife Area in New Mexico. Earlier this month,...

WASHINGTON (June 14, 2022) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is applauding the passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today, putting the bipartisan legislation one step closer to getting across the finish line. Senator Heinrich introduced the landmark conservation legislation...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, participated in a full committee hearing to examine short- and long-term solutions to extreme drought in the western United States. During the hearing, Senator Heinrich pressed water officials on their current approach to this...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is encouraging the public to utilize a new internet-based portal created by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to more easily and efficiently nominate public lands that are currently inaccessible but could provide valuable opportunities for hunting, fishing and other recreational...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act gained momentum today after it received testimony during a hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee. WATCH: Heinrich Bill To Designate Gila River As...

WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, June 7, at 1 p.m. MT/ 3 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will have several legislative priorities featured during a hearing in the Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee. A livestream will be available here. Senator...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed anannouncement by the Trust for Public Land on a new addition to the Marquez Wildlife Area in New Mexico, which he has worked to support. With this land acquisition, the Marquez Wildlife Area will be the largest state-owned recreation property in New Mexico. The area will be...

WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to address drought and water security in New Mexico and across the United States is gaining momentum after it was considered during today’s hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Water & Power Subcommittee. U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury...

WASHINGTON—As the worst drought in 1,200 years grips communities across the West and wildfires continue to burn across the state of New Mexico, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) in announcing a bipartisan, bicameral legislative package to address drought and water security across...

WASHINGTON – Today, on the 150th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing the General Mining Act of 1872 into law, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) held a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol calling for the modernization of this antiquated mining law. Grijalva,...

WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, May 10, at 2 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. MT at the House Triangle of the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)will join U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) for an in-person press conference to discuss newly introduced legislation to reform the nation’s...

WASHINGTON – Today, during a business meeting in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) increased momentum on key locally-driven outdoor conservation and recreation priorities.  Senator Heinrich advanced by unanimous consent legislation to establish Cerro de la Olla...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is celebrating that bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to digitize public land mapping records to increase outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women has been signed into law by President...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, legislation to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated hardrock mining law. “Unlike other 19th century western settlement laws, which have long since been reformed...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in recognition of Earth Day tomorrow: “Earth Day offers us the opportunity to renew our commitment to pass on a healthy and livable planet to future generations. As the father of two teenage sons, I know just how attuned our kids and young Americans are to how...

MORA, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich toured the John T. Harrington Reforestation Center in Mora. Senator Heinrich recently secured $1 million in congressionally directed spending for the center’s seed bank and seed collection efforts. PHOTOS: Heinrich Tours John T. Harrington Reforestation Center The center is a partnership...