Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) reintroduced the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act, legislation that helps colleges and universities prevent alcohol and substance misuse and make sure students have access to recovery support when they need it. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) voted for the Fiscal Year 2026 federal spending minibus (H.R. 6938) which funds community projects in New Mexico and delivers key policy victories for the state.  This legislation secures critical investments in water infrastructure, public safety, cultural preservation, and energy resilience. Further, key parts of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) bill, H.R. 4284, the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act, was marked up today by the House Natural Resources Committee, advancing legislation that would remove long-standing federal barriers for rural, Tribal, and land-grant communities to care for ancestral cemeteries located on National Forest lands. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández introduced a resolution to celebrate National Lowrider Day on the first Saturday in May. The resolution recognizes lowriders, both the drivers and the cars, and their contributions to the cultural fabric of the United States. Lowrider culture is a vibrant part of the historical and cultural fabric of the United States, with roots… Read more »

SANTA FE, NM — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced H.R. 6206, the Protect Culturally Sensitive Information Act to make sure Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Entities, and Native Hawaiian Organizations can share sacred and culturally important information with the federal government without fear that it will be made public under the Freedom of Information Act… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Leger Fernandez (D-NM) released the following statement after Trump posted calling on Democratic lawmakers to be arrested and tried, and amplifying posts calling for them to be hanged. “We all saw what happened on January 6th—I was in the Capitol complex that day—we know what Trump’s calls for political violence look like. Now, he’s going even further, asking for… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced the No Payola Act alongside 37 co-sponsors in the House, legislation to repeal a provision slipped into the government funding package that would send millions of taxpayer dollars directly into the personal bank accounts of eight U.S. Senators. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez—co-chair of the bipartisan Head Start to Congress Caucus and a Head Start alumna—joined U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), as well as U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), to send a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced H.R. 5964, the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act, to help states and utilities better plan for future electricity needs so families can keep the lights on at prices they can afford. Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich demanded in a letter that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Hermit’s Peak Claims Office immediately correct serious failures in the administration of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire claims program and deliver long-overdue compensation to New Mexico… Read more »