WATCH: Luján Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of RECA
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to speak in support of his bipartisan efforts to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Senator Luján secured the inclusion of his RECA legislation in the Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in July, but Republican Leadership blocked its inclusion in the […]
Luján Applauds NHTSA Taking First Step to End Drunk Driving
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg and Acting Administrator Ann Carlson of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to announce the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to install impaired driving prevention technology in all new passenger vehicles after 2026. Today’s announcement begins […]
Luján Joins Coalition to Support Bill Cracking Down on Crypto’s Use in Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking, Sanctions Evasion
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, to support the bipartisan Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, which would mitigate the illicit finance risks that crypto poses by […]
Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Welcome Nearly $60 Million in Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Critical U.S. 64 Corridor Repairs, Improvements In Shiprock
Washington, D.C. — 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.) are welcoming $59.8 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for a U.S. 64 corridor improvement and repair project running through Shiprock, N.M. The funding is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]
Luján and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reform Live Event Ticketing System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Peter Welch (D-VT) yesterday introduced the Fans First Act, which would help address flaws in the current live event ticketing system by increasing transparency in ticket sales, protecting consumers from fake or dramatically overpriced tickets, and […]
Luján and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Treatment of Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the bipartisan Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act to reauthorize the grant residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) to receive residential treatment for substance use disorder. […]
