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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the GRID Savings Act, legislation that aims to ensure that the biggest new electricity users play by the same basic rules that have applied to new power plants for two decades, while increasing...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) led the bicameral introduction of their Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act, legislation to help ensure Tribal nations have equal access to federal...

The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politicsHeinrich, Murray, colleagues: “It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country—not merely...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized legislation that removes protections for public lands, emphasizing the need for bipartisan collaboration within the Committee. Heinrich...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced their Increasing Mental Health Options Act, legislation to expand access to mental healthcare in rural communities across New Mexico, Louisiana, and the country by eliminating an outdated Medicare requirement that delays mental healthcare treatment and limits...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “I voted against Mr. Clayton's nomination...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure that communities in New Mexico and nationwide receive the federal resources they need to respond to and prevent wildfires. When a wildfire threatens to become a major disaster on non-federal public lands or privately...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement in response to news that the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled grants and funding for energy projects in Democratic-led states due to partisan politics: “This...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) announced that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced his SAFE Drugs Act of 2026, legislation led by him and U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) to strengthen patient safety and increase transparency in the pharmacy compounding industry. The SAFE Drugs Act passed the...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, asked FERC Chairwoman Laura Swett and fellow Commissioners Lindsay See, Judy Chang, David LaCerte, and David Rosner, about how Congress...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acting Comptroller General Orice Williams Brown calling for an investigation into the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) wind leasing and permitting practices,...

WASHINGTON – Today, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to block renewable energy projects that could increase electricity...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S Park Chief of Police Scott Brecht demanding answers and transparency about the U.S. Park Police’s new vehicle pursuit policy following...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), member of the U.S. House Natural...

VIDEO HERE WASHINGTON — This week, at a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to review President Trump’s supplemental budget request, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed top Trump administration officials on the need for a strategy to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and protect American families from rising energy costs, while...

N.M. Delegation’s push occurs during a 14-day public comment period set by the Trump administration in their effort to fully revoke a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has protected public lands within Chaco Canyon VIDEO HERE WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a fact sheet detailing how President Trump’s war on affordable, homegrown energy is driving up utility bills for families and businesses across the country. The fact sheet finds that by blocking new renewable...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation — the federal agency that oversees historic preservation reviews — is considering a draft rule that would make sweeping changes to the Section 106 consultation process under the National Historic Preservation Act, allowing government agencies and developers to move forward...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding answers about the Department of the Interior’s...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Grid Connection and Congestion Management Act, which would require grid operators to establish a fast-track process for connecting new energy projects to the electric grid, reducing delays and easing...