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July 28, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, passed the first piece of legislation that she introduced in Congress with the House passage of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.

July 26, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (N.M.-03) and Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) introduced the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act to promote Tribal food sovereignty and make it easier for Native children to access free meals at school. 

July 21, 2022

WASHINGTON — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a decision that forecasts threats to the right to contraception and other rights that stem from the right to privacy guaranteed under the 14th Amendment, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) voted to pass the Right to Contraception Act (H.R.

July 20, 2022
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) secured over $18 million for 15 projects in New Mexico’s First Congressional District benefiting public safety, veterans’ homelessness, housing, behavioral health, and economic development.
July 19, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) cosponsored and voted to pass legislation to protect the marriage rights of same-sex and interracial couples and repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Issues:Congress
July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) voted once again to pass a bill to establish a federal statutory right for abortion into law nationwide this morning. The Women’s Health Protection Act, which Rep.

Issues:Health Care