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As Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I am one of the Senate's leading advocates for protecting the vast natural resources of our country and for promoting sound energy policy.

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News Releases

Apr 27 Bingaman Introduces Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act
Mar 28 Bingaman: Oil Production on Federal Lands is Up
Mar 27 Bingaman Hearing Discusses Need to Extend Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
Mar 08 Bingaman on the Passage of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Amendment
Mar 07 Bingaman: Domestic Oil Production is Up Significantly; Reasons for Higher Gas Price Are Not Related to Domestic Production
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E-Newsletters

Mar 13 Senator Bingaman's Monthly Update: A Plan to Shift Toward Energy Independence
Feb 08 Senator Bingaman's Monthly Update: A Blueprint to Rebuild the Economy
May 19 Senator Bingaman's Monthly Update: The Road to Fiscal Soundness
Dec 21 Senator Bingaman's Monthly Update: Accomplishments of the 111th Congress
Jul 01 Preventing Future Oil Spill Disasters and Shifting Toward Clean Energy
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Highlights of Legislation

Only a small number of bills are highlighted here. See this listing at the Library of Congress for a full record.


Jun 08 Department of Energy Administrative Improvement Act of 2011
May 09 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011
May 09 Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011
Apr 04 A bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, and for other purposes.
Mar 31 Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011
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Highlights of Statements and Speeches

Only a small number of statements are highlighted here. See this listing at the Library of Congress for a full record.


Mar 17 Senator Bingaman's Floor Speech on Gasoline Prices
Jan 31 Energy Priorities for the 112th Congress
Sep 27 Statement on The Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
May 11 Offshore Oil Development and the Deepwater Horizon Accident
Feb 21 U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman's Speech to the New Mexico Legislature
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Highlights of Floor Votes

Only a small number of statements are highlighted here. See this listing at the Library of Congress for a full record.


Nov 30 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Nov 19 Claims Resolution Act of 2010
Sep 29 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
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