Martin Heinrich
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Recent News About Martin Heinrich
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Heinrich Welcomes Major Permitting Milestone for Sunzia Transmission Line
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, is welcoming the release of a Record of Decision on the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project.
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Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Help Schools Re-envision, Build Outdoor Learning Spaces
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Living Schoolyards Act to support schools as they re-envision their outdoor spaces to create more hands-on learning opportunities, strengthen local ecological systems, and give every child a place to learn and play outside.
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Heinrich-led Public Lands Conservation Bills Advance Out of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is announcing the approval of three landmark New Mexico public lands conservation bills. Each of the bills now head to the Senate Floor for full consideration.
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Luján, Heinrich, and Leger Fernández Urge Fema to Publish Final Regulations for Hermit’s Peak/calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish final regulations for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act.
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Heinrich, Capito Celebrate Committee Passage of Bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), celebrated the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of their bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups to access public land.
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Heinrich Cosponsors Fend Off Fentanyl Act
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, bipartisan legislation that targets the fentanyl crisis by wielding our country’s economic tools against transnational criminal organizations.
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NM Leaders Decry Federal License for Nuclear Storage Facility
A new state law may be put to the test, as Holtec International considers next steps
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Heinrich Joins Bicameral Letter Urging Atf to Fully Implement Federal Rules to Help Close Gun Seller Background Check Loophole
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bicameral letter, led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-Ga.-07) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), of over nearly 90 Congressional colleagues urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to implement federal rules that clarify who is classified as a gun seller.
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Heinrich, Luján Introduce New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), to introduce a legislative proposal to respond to the immediate needs on the southern border.
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N.M. Delegation Statement on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of Holtec
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of Holtec International’s application to site, construct, and operate storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico.
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N.M. Delegation Statement on Mass Shooting in Farmington
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to a mass shooting in Farmington, N.M.:
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Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Welcome Over $18 Million for Wildfire Recovery
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced over $18 million in federal funding for to help recovery efforts for New Mexicans impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
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Heinrich, Tillis Announce Growing Bipartisan Support for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
On May 9, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced that ten senators—four Democrats, five Republicans, and one Independent—have joined them as cosponsors of their bipartisan legislation, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA).
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Heinrich Joins Effort to Improve Wildfire, Disaster Response in New Mexico
As New Mexico continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon, Cerro Pelado, McBride, and Black fires, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored two bills aimed at improving the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) mitigation of disasters like flooding and wildfires.
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Heinrich Accepts Stewart Udall Award From Conservation Lands Foundation
On May 5, the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) honored U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) with the Stewart Udall Conservation Award in recognition of his longtime leadership and successful record of achieving community-driven conservation victories in New Mexico.
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Heinrich, Cramer Team Up on Bipartisan Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (Lakes) Act
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, teamed up to introduce the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act.
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Heinrich Calls on DEA to Remove Barriers to Lifesaving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
On May 4, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a bipartisan group of senators in calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to take further action to remove barriers to buprenorphine, a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid use disorder.
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Heinrich Slams Senate Vote on Solar CRA, Calls on Biden to Veto
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution that will roll back a two-year pause on retroactive tariffs on imported solar panels and cells.
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Heinrich Cosponsors Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon
On May 3, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act to protect Chaco Canyon and the greater sacred landscape surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.