Environment

Our public lands provide us with many benefits, from domestic energy, recreational activities, hunting, and even the chance to get away from our busy lives. I support the protection of our valuable natural resources, including wildlife and plant life, and will continue to do all that I can to ensure these resources remain for future generations.

Nov 19 Bingaman & Udall: Senate Approves Bills to Settle Taos and Aamodt Water Claims
Nov 15 Bingaman Talks to New Mexico Radio Reporters About Congressional Lame Duck Session
Sep 30 JOINT RELEASE:  Bingaman, Snowe Introduce Package of Clean Energy Tax Incentives; Call for Swift Enactment
Sep 29 JOINT RELEASE:  Bingaman:  Obama Administration Supports Bill that Conserves Taos County Property
Sep 23 Bingaman: EPA Grant to Help Keep Albuquerque Skies Clean
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Jul 01 Preventing Future Oil Spill Disasters and Shifting Toward Clean Energy
Dec 01 A Productive Year in Congress: 2009 in Review
Aug 01 Highlighting Accomplishments of the 111th
May 01 Investing in Rural America
Apr 01 Securing the Border
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Highlights

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Jun 04 Remembering John W. Keys, III
Mar 13 Abandoned Mine Clean-up in the West
Feb 06 Forest Landscape Restoration Act
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Full Listing of Senator Jeff Bingaman: Environment Statements

This Congress Statements | Last Congress Statements

(These links will take you to Thomas, hosted by the Library of Congress)

Highlights

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Oct 20 Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009
Jul 22 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the types of energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities eligible for income exclusion
Sep 29 A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of, and standards applicable to, certain appliances and equipment, and for other purposes
Sep 21 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010
Sep 22 Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010
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Full Listing of Senator Jeff Bingaman: Environment Legislation

This Congress: Legislation Sponsored | Legislation Cosponsored
Last Congress: Legislation Sponsored | Legislation Cosponsored

(These links will take you to Thomas, hosted by the Library of Congress.)

Highlights

Nov 30 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Sep 29 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Mar 16 Budget Resolution, 2007
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Only a small number of votes are highlighted here. See this listing of votes on the U.S. Senate website for for a full record.

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POLICY THEMES

Explore the larger themes that emerge from the interaction of individual legislative issues. [MORE]

A photo of the dome of the U.S. Capitol. This photo is also a link to the Introduction to the Senate page.

GLOSSARY

Like any field, policy making uses a vocabulary of specific terms. [MORE]

INTRO TO THE SENATE

The Senate is an institution of deliberation and compromise. [MORE]

HOW LAWS ARE MADE

After a senator introduces legislation, it is assigned to the appropriate committee and subcommittee. [MORE]