U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) this week proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill to fund a presidential library in their home state for Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th president of the United States Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and nine of her colleagues urged President Joe Biden to press Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to open Japanese markets to U.S. fresh potatoes. The senators in an April 11 bipartisan letter sent to Biden Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that Read more…
Legislation sponsored on April 9 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) would improve crop insurance and make higher levels of insurance coverage more affordable for America’s agricultural producers. “My legislation will make higher levels of coverage more affordable across the Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) held a roundtable discussion in Fargo, N.D., on Tuesday to discuss funding he secured to support North Dakota’s role as a leader in agriculture research, particularly through helping establish a new agriculture policy research center Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 36 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers. In a March Read more…
The U.S. Air Force will implement cold weather special duty pay this year for certain service members, including those located at three bases in North Dakota after U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) pressed officials to make the policy changes. “Congress Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 27 kicked off a statewide military tour to tout the recently passed fiscal year (FY) 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill, which increases North Dakota’s role in the nation’s defense. “The FY24 Defense Appropriations legislation Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 21 joined more than a dozen of his GOP colleagues in proposing a resolution criticizing the Biden administration’s immigration policies and calling for the border to be immediately secured. “Since day one, the Read more…
In another successful effort to secure coal’s continued role in the nation’s energy mix and provide certainty for North Dakota’s coal producers, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 18 announced the approval of a new federal mine plan for Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) urged the Secretary of the Air Force this week to help address mental health problems in the military by implementing cold weather special duty pay for service members located in North Dakota, Alaska, and Montana. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined 31 fellow Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind a recently finalized rule under the Clean Air Act that they say will harm domestic manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and aggregate Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently offered legislation that would reverse the Biden administration’s indefinite pause on approvals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals while it reviews the U.S. Department of Energy licensing process. “The Biden administration continues Read more…
Uninterrupted operation must continue for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which has been operating safely and securely for over six years, say U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND). Specifically, the lawmakers called for an end Read more…
U.S. Air National Guard members would receive permanent federal tuition assistance under a bipartisan bill introduced on Dec. 13 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND). “Our legislation would provide drill status Air Guard members with the same educational benefits as Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Dec. 7 led eight of his Republican colleagues in offering legislation to ensure that the United States maintains and grows its energy independence. “Now more than ever, energy security is national security,” Sen. Daines Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Dec. 5 offered legislation that would prohibit U.S. taxpayer dollars from being used to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran until the country severs ties with the Read more…
As Israel continues to battle Iranian-backed Hamas, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and their Republican colleagues want to know why the Biden administration recently decided to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. “Your administration has inadvisably taken steps Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the U.S. Department of Education to ensure Jewish students in America’s K-12 public schools are not being subjected to antisemitism. “We are deeply concerned that the Read more…
A new bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) would provide regulatory certainty to America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners by reducing bureaucratic red tape in a federal waters definition. For the last several decades, wetlands Read more…
United States military veterans would be protected from incorrect billing from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under bipartisan legislation recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). “This important legislation ensures that veterans receive affordable, quality health care Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined more than a dozen of their Senate Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fingerprint non-citizen minors entering Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is urging the Air Force to support Air National Guard members by making a federal tuition assistance pilot program permanent. In an Oct. 19 letter to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Sen. Hoeven and U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) on Oct. 17 joined several Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venezuela and Iran. Sen. Hoeven signed on as one Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently joined almost a dozen of her Republican colleagues in offering a resolution to celebrate America’s power industry. “West Virginia is a proud energy-producing state, and our workforce in that field has long contributed Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 28 joined 25 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that calls on Russia to immediately release an American journalist held captive for more than six months. Read more…
To improve credit access for America’s farmers and ranchers, loan limitations would be updated for certain U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Sept. 21 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND). “Production costs for our Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently offered legislation that would prevent the Biden administration from finalizing three proposed rules to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973. “I am proud to continue fighting for common-sense proposals to improve wildlife recovery Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on Sept. 14 joined several of his Republican colleagues to propose legislation that would authorize several avenues for securing America’s borders, including restarting construction of the border wall between Texas and Mexico. “I’ve traveled to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined several of his Republican colleagues in requesting that the Biden administration answer questions about the approximately $6 billion in frozen assets it released to Iran in exchange for five American prisoners. “While we firmly Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led 38 of her Republican colleagues in requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal, arguing that the plan is unlawful and would exacerbate an energy shortage Read more…
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is expanding its operations at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in northeastern North Dakota, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) announced on Aug. 7. “Today’s announcement demonstrates SDA’s long-term commitment to its operations at the Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw or substantially revise its proposed methane emissions rule. The lawmakers called the EPA’s proposed rule — published in the Dec. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed on July 20 by U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) would require the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to allow emergency haying under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) during the primary nesting season. “As South Read more…
To address the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) effort to eliminate gas appliances, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) recently sponsored legislation that would modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens. “My legislation will stop Read more…
To lower energy prices for Americans, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently joined a Republican contingent of lawmakers to propose legislation that would repeal the $10.5 billion “Superfund Tax” on United States energy production. “As part of their radical green Read more…
Ranchers impacted by natural disasters would receive strengthened livestock disaster assistance under bipartisan legislation sponsored on June 22 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND). “Our legislation makes common-sense improvements to the Livestock Forage and Emergency Assistance for Livestock Programs to Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on June 22 by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) would formally establish the Rural Export Center, which works to expand exports from rural America and position rural U.S. companies as competitors in the global marketplace. “Rural Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on June 15 proposed a bicameral, bipartisan bill that would expand access to telehealth services, ensure program integrity, and provide beneficiary and provider supports, quality of care, and data. “Telehealth is Read more…
With the Biden administration expected to end familial DNA testing at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and several of their Republican colleagues on June 7 introduced a GOP-led bill that would require such tests Read more…
A Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval proposed by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 16 of his Republican colleagues would overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Good Neighbor Rule,” which the lawmakers say targets American power production and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on May 18 signed on as original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill that would establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to America’s independent workers, who are independent contractors, temporary Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on May 11 joined almost 40 other Republicans in unveiling legislation that would ensure swift and tough penalties for violent criminals who target America’s law enforcement officers. “Our law enforcement risk their lives to keep Read more…
A congressional charter would be created for the nonprofit, nonpartisan National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) organization under a bipartisan, bicameral bill backed by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Thune (R-SD), as well as U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD). Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) recently sponsored legislation to streamline the nation’s sluggish permitting and environmental approval processes to make it easier to build energy, transportation, and other infrastructure projects. Sen. Capito, ranking member of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently led a group of fellow Republicans in proposing legislation that would clarify the rights of American Indians and Indian tribes on native lands under the National Labor Relations Act, helping to restore the sovereign Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 30 sponsored bicameral legislation that would allow their home state of North Dakota to exchange land and minerals with the U.S. Department of the Interior and Native Read more…