Luján Announces New Mexico Victories Secured in Critical Water Infrastructure Legislation
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced water infrastructure victories that he helped secured for New Mexico in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) – biennial legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program to carry out water projects nationwide and recently passed the House and Senate. […]
Luján Statement on Senate Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “Today, I voted to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act that makes strong investments in our armed services, National Laboratories, and national defense. With our military installations and National Laboratories, […]
Senate Passes Luján-Collins Bill to Protect Native American Children
Bipartisan Bill Now Heads to President’s Desk Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Native American Child Protection Act (NACPA), legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). The bill reauthorizes and reforms three programs that ensure Tribes have the tools needed to treat, prevent, investigate, and prosecute Native American […]
House Passes Luján-Collins Bill to Reauthorize the Autism CARES Act
Bipartisan Bill Now Heads to President’s Desk Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), to reauthorize the Autism CARES Act. The bill renews and expands federal support […]
Luján, Murphy, Smith Reintroduce Legislation Giving the U.S. Department of Labor More Tools to Enforce Mental Health Parity Laws
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Parity Enforcement Act, legislation to hold insurance companies accountable and give the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) the authority to assess civil monetary penalties for violations of mental […]
Luján Applauds a $35 Cap Commitment on Future “Green” Inhalers by AstraZeneca
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP Committee), applauded AstraZeneca for its commitment to cap the cost of any future “green” inhalers at $35. In January, Luján and members of the HELP Committee launched an investigation into the four […]
