Members of N.M. Congressional Delegation Urge National Nuclear Security Administration to Extend Comment Period for Caja Del Rio Transmission Line
Washington, D.C. – 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.) wrote to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requesting an extension for the comment period for the agency’s draft Environmental Assessment of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electrical Power Capacity […]
Luján, Colleagues Renew Effort to Improve Reporting of Attacks on Law Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and bipartisan colleagues in reintroducing legislation to enhance information-gathering on attacks targeting law enforcement. The Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S.3522) would help fill identified gaps in reporting requirements for ambush-attacks against officers by increasing our understanding […]
Luján, Blumenthal, Schumer, Tonko Introduce Legislation to Stop Cyber Grinches from Ruining Kids’ Holidays
Online bots can send popular toy prices soaring ahead of the holidays Washington, D.C. – With holiday shopping underway, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced the Stopping Grinch Bots Act. The bicameral bill would prevent use of “bot” technology to […]
Luján, Barrasso Introduce Legislation to Help Improve Efficiency of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the routing of calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to local call centers. Currently, calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are routed to a call center based on a phone’s area code. This process […]
Luján Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “Earlier this year, the Senate made real progress on strengthening Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) when Democrats and Republicans passed my legislation as part of the Senate version of the […]
Luján Applauds the Passage of Health and Education Priorities Out of Committee
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the passage of multiple bipartisan pieces of his legislation to advance public health and his priorities to improve education research during the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) markup. This package includes Senator Lujan’s legislation: the Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act, the […]
