Luján, Mullin, McCollum, Cole Reintroduce Legislation to Responsibly Fund Critical Public Services for Tribal Nations
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and U.S. Representatives Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.) reintroduced the bipartisan Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) to provide advance appropriations and avoid lapses in funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Bureau […]
Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Protect the Freedom to Vote and Strengthen Our Democracy
Luján Announces $1 Million in Broadband Infrastructure to Tribal Communities in N.M.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, announced $1 million in grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) to the Pueblo of Jemez and Pueblo of Nambé. Each Pueblo will receive $500,000. The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is a $3 billion […]
N.M. Delegation Announces $9.32 Million in Investments For New Mexico Airports
Washington, D.C. – Today, 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.) announced a total of $9.32 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for six airports in New Mexico to repair runways, construct […]
Luján, Lummis Introduce Legislation to Improve Federal Wildfire Recovery Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced the Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act, which would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to waive all cost share requirements for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs as a result of wildfires started by controlled burns and other land management activities […]
Luján, Collins Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Native American Children
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Native American Child Protection Act (NACPA), bipartisan legislation that authorizes three programs that ensure Tribes have the tools needed to treat, prevent, investigate, and prosecute Native American child abuse and neglect. These programs were originally authorized in 1990 as part of […]
