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Did Senator Heinrich receive any earmark funding?
Executive summary
Available reporting in the provided results does not list any specific Congressionally Directed Spending (earmark) requests or awards tied to Senator Martin Heinrich by name; sources instead describe the broader FY2025 earmark process, deadlines, and the fact that Congress’ FY2025 continuing resolution cut the year’s earmarks (e.g., all FY2025 earmarks were removed) [1] [2]. The Senate accepted FY2025 CDS requests and offices posted project lists in prior cycles, but the appropriations fight removed the FY25 earmark funding before many projects would have been finalized [3] [2].
1. What the available records and reporting cover — the national process, not individual Sen. Heinrich items
The documents in your search set focus on how the restored earmark process works (called Congressionally Directed Spending in the Senate), guidance and timelines for FY2025, and the broader political fight that led to FY2025 earmarks being cut from a continuing resolution [3] [1] [2]. They explain that members must post requested projects publicly and that offices may accept requests from constituents and post their submissions — but none of the supplied items contain a listing of projects specifically requested or received by Senator Heinrich [3] [1].
2. Did the Senate accept FY2025 requests — yes, but funding was later cut
The Senate did accept FY2025 Congressionally Directed Spending requests and published guidance for members and applicants [3]. However, subsequent appropriations action in Congress — specifically a continuing resolution advanced by House Republican leadership — cut the FY2025 earmarks from the stopgap funding bill, removing about $11–$13+ billion in earmark allocations that had been proposed for FY2025 in the House and Senate bills [2] [4]. Because of that cut, even projects that were requested or listed would not have been funded under the CR [2] [5].
3. What a definitive answer would require — sources the current set does not include
To confirm whether Senator Heinrich submitted CDS requests or had any of his requested projects listed or approved, you would need either: (a) Senator Heinrich’s Senate website or appropriations/CDS page listing his FY2025 CDS/earmark submissions; (b) the Senate Appropriations Committee’s disclosed CDS list showing projects tied to each senator; or (c) local New Mexico reporting compiling which projects were requested for FY25 and which were ultimately cut. The set of items you provided does not include Heinrich’s office postings or the Senate’s CDS disclosure pages specific to Heinrich, so "not found in current reporting" applies to any claim that Heinrich did or did not receive specific earmark awards (available sources do not mention whether Heinrich submitted or received particular earmarks) [3] [1].
4. Context on transparency and where such disclosures normally appear
Since earmarks’ revival in 2021, the process requires that members publicly disclose their requested projects and attestations about financial conflicts; Sen. offices often publish their CDS/CPF submissions on their official sites and the Appropriations Committees publish submitted lists in committee reports [1] [6]. If Heinrich participated, his office would be expected to post any submitted projects and supporting documentation per those norms [3] [1].
5. The political and practical impact on individual senators’ projects
Even when senators submit CDS requests, the fate of those projects depends on appropriations negotiations. Several news pieces in the set document that the FY25 appropriations fight resulted in all FY25 earmarks being stripped from the stopgap bill — leaving states and organizations that had expected earmarks to face sudden shortfalls. Colorado and Delaware local reporting describe large sums and dozens to hundreds of projects that were pulled when earmarks were cut [5] [2]. The same dynamic would apply to any projects Senator Heinrich might have requested: submission does not equal funded award, and the FY25 CR removed those awards [2] [5].
6. How to get a conclusive, sourced answer
To answer definitively, consult (and cite) one of these: (A) Senator Heinrich’s official Senate website page on Congressionally Directed Spending or appropriations requests listing FY2025 submissions and outcomes; (B) the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY2025 CDS disclosures or committee report that ties projects to members; or (C) a local New Mexico outlet or public records release that aggregates Heinrich’s requested projects for FY25. Those specific records are not among your provided results, so they must be checked directly (available sources do not mention Heinrich’s individual earmark requests) [3] [1].
Limitations and competing perspectives: the sources you provided give clear procedural and national budget context (that CDS requests were accepted and later cut), but they do not include Heinrich-specific disclosure or local coverage confirming whether Senator Heinrich submitted, received, or had earmarks removed; therefore any definitive statement about Heinrich’s personal earmark activity cannot be supported from the current set of documents (available sources do not mention whether Heinrich submitted or received particular earmarks) [3] [2] [1].