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Ben Ray Luján
U.S. Senator, New Mexico
498 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Summary
Ben Ray Luján is an American politician serving since 2021 as the junior United States senator from New Mexico. From 2009 to 2021, he represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives; he served as assistant speaker from 2019 to 2021. Luján is a self-described progressive Democrat.
Views on the Issues
See where Senator Luján stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
541 bills totalS 4592 · Introduced May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S 4567 · Introduced May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 4557 · Introduced May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S 4516 · Introduced May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S 4506 · Introduced May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 1598 · Introduced May 5, 2025 · Health
May 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 4422 · Introduced Apr 28, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works
Apr 28, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S 4401 · Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Commerce
Apr 27, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
· Introduced Apr 22, 2026
· Introduced Apr 22, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Senator Luján's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted