WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), David Trone (MD-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Lucy McBath (GA-07) introduced the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act to help higher education institutions implement programs to prevent alcohol and substance misuse on campus and support those with substance use disorders. If passed, the bill would fund college prevention and recovery services at $75 million over five years. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 18, 2024 – Co-Chairs Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of legislators who have close ties to the Head Start program launched the Head Start to Congress Caucus last Thursday. Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández reintroduced the Financial Fitness Act to create a public personal finance education portal on the Department of Education website to help students and families grow their financial literacy skills and better prepare for their future.
“Students and families face substantial and difficult financial decisions when they choose to pursue higher… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced the Creative Workforce Investment Act in the House, a transformative, bipartisan piece of legislation aimed at empowering the creative workforce and expanding access to the arts across communities nationwide. The companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Thursday, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are announcing $10 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve early childhood education and care in New Mexico. The grant is funded through the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program, which empowers state governments to better leverage existing federal, state and local early care and education investments. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the two-year anniversary of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández , Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are highlighting how the landmark legislation has delivered billions of dollars in historic infrastructure investments to New Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON – October 19, 2023 – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04) introduced legislation in both the House and Senate chambers to make community college and two-year Tribal Colleges and Universities more accessible by waiving tuition fees for eligible students. Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement on Debt Limit.
“The United States pays its bills. Unfortunately, Speaker McCarthy is taking us to the brink of economic disaster by refusing to raise the debt limit - something that was regularly done under House Democratic Leadership and by Republicans under the former President.
If we… Read more »
Today, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández , Senator Ben Ray Luján, and Representative Jahana Hayes reintroduced the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, which will expand the federal loan forgiveness program for educators.
This legislation helps to address educator shortages and increase children’s access to a diverse and well-prepared educator workforce by… Read more »
