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 »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted to fund over $74 million in Community Project Funding for the third congressional district of New Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández joined the Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva and Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern in calling on President Biden to Convene a National White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, visited the Amy Biehl Community School to make valentine’s day cards for veterans with first-grade students. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and 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), introduced the bipartisan 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. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández released the following statement after she voted for and Congress passed S. 2959 the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 that included Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s (D-NM) amendments to help those impacted by PFAS contamination. Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the House passage of the Build Back Better Act: Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the advancement of the Build Back Better Act. The infrastructure bill includes $550 billion in new federal investments in our roads and bridges, water infrastructure, and broadband.
“The passage of the Infrastructure… Read more »
