WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act), legislation he cosponsored, that will hold accountable those responsible for the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexually-explicit "deepfake" images and videos. The legislation is led by U  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: New Mexico's Requested BEAD Funds Total Over $675 Million Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, welcomed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approval for New Mexico's initial proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This approval enables New Mexico to request access to fundin  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: The OhkayOwingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act and Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act legislation championed by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and cosponsored by U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) received a key hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs today. VIDEO: U.S. Se  more