WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his nominees to the United States Service Academies. A nomination is required to attend the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; the U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination. Being nominated is a significant honor. The application process is rigor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced today that his Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden. Co-led with U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), this legislation will make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines. Heinr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Final bill passed by the Senate and heading to President Biden's desk also includes historic pay raise for junior enlisted service members Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The legislation includes major wins that Heinrich secured, including investments in New Mexico's service members, mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming the Senate's final passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a bill that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers water projects in New Mexico and nationwide. Within the bill, Heinrich championed provisions to restore the Middle Rio Grande Bosque, to support more collaborative management of the Upper Rio Grande Basin, renew and expand the nationwide more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced water infrastructure victories that he helped secured for New Mexico in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) biennial legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program to carry out water projects nationwide and recently passed the House and Senate. "Reauthorizing WRDA is critical to continue to improve and protect  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, introduced the SNAP Administrator Retention Act, legislation that would support merit staff and protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) integrity. The SNAP Administrator Retention Act would provide states with federal resources to ensure state agencies can retain their exper more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statements after their Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, which would authorize the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to acquire around 6,100 acres of land along the western boundary of the park, passed the Senate unanimously: "Big Bend National Park is one of the many treasures in the Southwest, and I am proud to ha more PR