Ben Ray Luján, D-NM

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Ben Ray Luján is a Democratic Senator from New Mexico.

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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

  • s1379-119 - A bill to ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide them choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (aka REPAIR Act)
  • s2508-119 - A bill to give effect to a final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair, and for other purposes. (aka Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025)
  • s782-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to allow for certain packers to have an interest in market agencies, and for other purposes. (aka Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2025)
  • s1633-119 - A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a pilot program that uses testbeds to develop measurement standards for the evaluation of artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes. (aka TEST AI Act of 2025)
  • s859-119 - A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes. (aka Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025)
  • s2225-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare. (aka Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025)
  • s867-119 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that the Federal Communications Commission may not take action against a broadcast licensee or any other person on the basis of viewpoint, and for other purposes. (aka Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025)
  • s818-119 - A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an abandoned wells research, development, and demonstration program, and for other purposes. (aka Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act)
  • s415-119 - A bill to establish the position of National Roadway Safety Advocate within the Department of Transportation. (aka DOT Victim and Survivor Advocate Act)
  • s1022-119 - A bill to reauthorize the program for strengthening communities of recovery for individuals with substance use disorders. (aka Strengthening Communities of Recovery Act)
  • s1025-119 - A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment, and for other purposes. (aka FCC Legal Enforcement Act)
  • s1412-119 - A bill to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. (aka Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025)
  • s228-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to ensure that producers who rely on acequia systems have access to drought protections, and for other purposes. (aka Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act)
  • s2182-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar programs and the receipt of associated benefits, and for other purposes. (aka Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2025)
  • s1363-119 - A bill to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, and for other purposes. (aka New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act)
  • s1310-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the tax subsidy for employer efforts to influence their workers' exercise of their rights around labor organizations and engaging in collective actions. (aka No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act)
  • s1004-119 - A bill to reauthorize the program to support residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women, and for other purposes. (aka Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act)
  • s637-119 - A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. (aka Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2025)
  • s2643-119 - A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities, and for other purposes.
  • s2076-119 - A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services. (aka HCBS Relief Act of 2025)
  • s806-119 - A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the accountability of the Office of Special Counsel in enforcing certain provisions of that title vigorously, consistently, and without regard to the political affiliation, career status, or personal characteristics of individuals subject to those provisions, and for other purposes. (aka Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act)
  • s640-119 - A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes. (aka Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act)
  • s647-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. (aka Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025)
  • s1196-119 - A bill to require Executive agencies to limit the use of special Government employees to 130 days, to require the maintenance of a public database of certain special Government employees, to require the release of financial disclosures filed by certain special Government employees, and for other purposes. (aka Special Government Employees Transparency Act of 2025)
  • s957-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals, and for other purposes. (aka Honor Our Living Donors Act)
  • s1599-119 - A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes. (aka Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act of 2025)
  • s1769-119 - A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the provision of farmer-led technical assistance, and for other purposes. (aka Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2025)
  • s1905-119 - A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the Federal cost share for supplemental nutrition assistance program administration to improve staffing and retention, and for other purposes. (aka SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2025)
  • s958-119 - A bill to support the use of technology in maternal health care, and for other purposes. (aka Tech to Save Moms Act)
  • s1598-119 - A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding access to birth centers and exploring more effective payment models for birth center care, and for other purposes. (aka BABIES Act)
  • s2325-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize National Laboratories, and for other purposes. (aka Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2025)
  • sres256-119 - A resolution designating May 2025 as "American Stroke Month".
  • sres182-119 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
  • sres249-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.

All Votes

Ben Ray Luján has cast 499 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.

Nomination Votes

Ben Ray Luján has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.

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Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitSamuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial AffairsSusan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWilliam Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International TradeEarl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of DefenseDavid Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2030Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans AffairsMatthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air ForceAaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyZachary M. Bluestone, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MissouriJohn Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial CrimesArielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and InformationBradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and SecurityAaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National IntelligenceCristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of MissouriJoshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of MissouriTerrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug EnforcementJoseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityAnthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessLuke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWhitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitJonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five yearsWilliam Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationScott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four yearsBryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five yearsPreston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of EnergyKenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryPaul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of CommerceDaniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseRodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland SecurityOlivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2025Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2025Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human ServicesWilliam Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the remainder of the term expiring November 12, 2027Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentStephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of AgricultureDavid Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyBrett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralJohn Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralJames O'Neill, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human ServicesEdward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to IrelandMichelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four yearsDale Marks, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseAllison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs)Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and SustainmentCharles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of MonacoSean Donahue, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyEric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and BudgetEmil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and EngineeringMichael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and ResourcesKatharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the InteriorJames Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of EnergyTroy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air ForceReed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of StateMonica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of serviceFrank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 2031Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San MarinoThomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of TurkeyWarren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDavid Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of ChinaLt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be GeneralLt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be Major GeneralMark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2024Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of PanamaRonald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican StatesPeter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to CanadaMike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of IsraelGeorge Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to JapanElbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for PolicyDean Sauer, of Missouri, to be Solicitor General of the United StatesHarmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralMehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesMatthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of AmbassadorPaul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans AffairsMichael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryAaron Reitz, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General vice Hampton Y. DellingerJames Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetMartin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human ServicesJayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of HealthMichael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyChristopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of StateJohn Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the NavyStephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of DefenseJeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityWilliam Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five yearsKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of LaborStephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic AdvisersAbigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralSteven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of TransportationLori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of LaborTroy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland SecurityTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney GeneralLinda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of EducationJamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of AmbassadorDaniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the ArmyKashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten yearsKelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHoward Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of CommerceBrooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of AgricultureRobert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human ServicesTulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National IntelligenceRussell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetEric Turner, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentPamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralDouglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans AffairsChristopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of EnergyDouglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the InteriorLee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencySean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of TransportationScott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the TreasuryKristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland SecurityPeter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of DefenseJohn Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyMarco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State