Keep fighting to help students get a strong education, reduce dropout rates, and improve college education access for all students.

Ben Ray Luján is going to keep fighting to help students get a strong education, reduce dropout rates, and improve college educations for all students.

Lujan promised continued work on education, including stronger schooling, lower dropout rates, and improved college education.

On The Issues | Ben Ray Lujan for Congress
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The House roll-call page lists H.R. 1, roll call 70, as passed on February 13, 2009; Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico is recorded as voting Yea.

Lujan voted for the final House conference report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act shortly after taking office.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Roll Call 70, H.R. 1
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Congress.gov records H.R. 1 as Public Law 111-5. Its education summary includes a $53.6 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund administered by the Secretary of Education, restoration of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education funding, school improvement funds, higher-education funds to mitigate tuition increases, and grants aimed at closing achievement gaps.

The bill Lujan supported became law and delivered federal education funding tied to strong schools, school improvement, and college affordability.

delivered same_term

H.R.1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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The House roll-call page lists H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010, as passed on March 21, 2010; Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico is recorded as voting Aye.

Lujan voted for the House passage of the 2010 reconciliation bill that included higher-education and student-aid reforms.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 167, H.R. 4872
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Congress.gov records H.R. 4872 as Public Law 111-152 and notes that it modifies higher education assistance provisions. The summary says it funded maximum Pell Grant amounts, funded College Access Challenge Grants for FY2010-FY2014, extended funding for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions, ended new FFEL loans after June 2010, lowered income-based repayment for new borrowers to 10 percent, and shortened loan forgiveness to 20 years.

The enacted bill directly advanced college access and affordability, matching the college-access part of the promise.

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H.R.4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
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The House roll-call page lists S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act conference report, as passed on December 2, 2015; Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico is recorded as voting Yea.

In a later House term, Lujan voted for the final House approval of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 665, S. 1177 Conference Report
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Congress.gov records S. 1177 as Public Law 114-95. The summary says it reauthorized ESEA programs including prevention and intervention for neglected, delinquent, or at-risk youth; consolidated school improvement funding into Title I-A; and supported instructional needs of students from low-income families.

ESSA became law and addressed K-12 school quality, at-risk youth, low-income students, and school improvement, providing delivered evidence for the education and dropout-risk parts of the claim.

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S.1177 - Every Student Succeeds Act
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The Senate roll-call page lists vote 110 on passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, as passed 50-49; Senator Lujan of New Mexico is recorded as voting Yea.

As a senator, Lujan voted for ARP, a later federal action containing major K-12 and higher-education relief.

partial later_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 110, H.R. 1319
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Congress.gov records H.R. 1319 as Public Law 117-2. Its education summary says the bill provided FY2021 Department of Education funds for elementary and secondary schools, required LEAs to reserve funds for student learning loss, provided funds for institutions of higher education, and required at least half of IHE funds to go to emergency financial-aid grants to students.

The enacted ARP provided later-term education and college-aid relief, supporting continued work on strong education and college access.

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H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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Congress.gov lists S. 2921 in the 119th Congress as sponsored by Senator Ben Ray Lujan and introduced on September 19, 2025. The bill title is to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to advance toward full federal funding for impact aid; its latest action was referral to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

This later Senate bill shows continued concrete education-policy effort, but it had not become law as of July 1, 2026.

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Ben Ray Lujan - Congress.gov Member Profile and Sponsored Legislation
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