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Leger Fernández Introduces Bill to Require Mining Companies to Pay Americans Their Fair Share in Royalties, Prohibit Adversaries Mining Federal Hardrock Minerals, and Invest ...

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced the American Minerals Royalty and Investment Act, landmark legislation to require companies extracting publicly owned hardrock minerals to pay a ...
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Leger Fernández Advances $4.5 Million for Eastern New Mexico Projects, Building on $458 Million Already Secured for the Region

SANTA FE, NM — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced that $4,516,436 in federal funding for five critical projects in Eastern New Mexico has passed the House Appropriations Committee ...
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Leger Fernández Introduces Bill to Hold ICE Accountable for Arrests and Detentions of U.S. Citizens

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced the Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act to make sure American citizens wrongfully arrested or detained ...
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Leger Fernández, Schumer Introduce “Virginia’s Law” to Eliminate Statute of Limitations for Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Abuse

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) today joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, advocates, and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre to introduce “Virginia’s Law,” ...
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Leger Fernández, Luján, Heinrich Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama ...

NEW MEXICO – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on ...
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As Climate Threats Escalate, Rep. Leger Fernández Leads Charge to Weather-Proof America’s Energy Grid

WASHINGTON — As wildfires rage, floods surge, and power grids strain under record-breaking heat, U.S. Representatives Leger Fernández (NM-03), Casten (IL-06), Castor (FL-11), and Ross (NC-02) ...
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Leger Fernández, Luján Applaud House Passage of RECA Extension

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the House passage of a two-year extension of the Radiation Exposure ...
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Leger Fernández Announces First Guest to State of the Union: Carmen Pacheco-Muñoz, Rural Health Care Leader from Portales

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced that Carmen Pacheco-Muñoz, Interim Chief Executive Officer of La Casa Family Health Center in Portales, Clovis, and ...
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Leger Fernández joins 200 Colleagues to Reintroduce the Bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernandez joined Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) to reintroduce the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors of the ...
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Leger Fernández Announces State of the Union Guests: Epstein Survivor Elizabeth Stein and Rural Health Care Leader Carmen Pacheco-Muñoz

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, announced that Elizabeth (Liz) Stein, a survivor advocate and human trafficking ...