Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced the bipartisan Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022 to allow the Department of Energy (DOE) to make direct loans to Indian tribes and tribal energy development organizations for energy development projects.
She is sponsoring this legislation with Reps. Cole (R-OK), O’Halleran (D-AZ), and Davids (D-KS).
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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, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s bill, H.R. 6589, the Historic Preservation Enhancement Act. The U.S. National Park Service announced its support for the legislation with amendments. Additionally, Mr. Reno Keoni Franklin, Chairman of the Kashia Pomo Tribe and Tribal Historic… 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 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 announced she secured key wins in the (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill for New Mexico, especially for rural parts of her district. 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 – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Representative Blumenauer (D-OR), the Co-Chair of the Historic Preservation Caucus, introduced the Historic Preservation Enhancement Act 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 – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced over $2 million in funding for the Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority and Pueblo of Zia to help alleviate the housing shortage. Read more »
