Today, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in introducing the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022 to expand the federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness program.
The bill helps address educator shortages across the country and increases children's access to a diverse and well-prepared educator… Read more »
Rep. Leger Fernández secured House passage of $22.7 million in appropriations funding to help families and communities in New Mexico.
The investments will lower the cost of living, create good-paying American jobs, lift up working families, and support small businesses.
“Our communities continue to fight inflation and rising costs of living. This is why I voted for a… Read more »
Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to strengthen New Mexico families’ financial future, boost America’s research advantage, and safeguard our economic and national security for generations to come.
The CHIPS and Science Act will deliver investments in America’s global competitiveness. It will create jobs, reduce… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández and Senator Martin Heinrich introduced the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act to promote Tribal food sovereignty and make it easier for Native children to access free meals at school.
“Our kids should never have to worry about where their next meal will come from. Unfortunately, too many Indigenous children continue to lack access to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Leger Fernández voted to pass H.R. 8294, a package of six government funding bills to help families and communities in New Mexico.
The investments in the bill will lower the cost of living, create good-paying American jobs, lift up working families, and support small businesses.
“Our communities continue to fight inflation and rising costs of living. This is why… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 6493).
The bill was introduced in January alongside Representatives Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), David Trone (MD-06), Michael Guest (MS-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), John Joyce (PA-13), and Lucy McBath (GA-06). This bill… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced today that the House Committee on Education and Labor passed her Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022 (H.R.6493). Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández held a hearing to examine the “Indian Boarding School Era”, the time period from 1819 to 1969. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $536,200 grant to the Pueblo of Jemez for a feasibility study for the tribe’s energy independence. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program. The Congresswoman helped pass the legislation that… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández voted for, and the House Education and Labor Committee passed, H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and H.R. 7310, the Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act (PARSA). Read more »
