WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, Alaska Congressman Don Young, Member of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife of the United States, spoke out against H.R. 4716 – the so-called Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act. If enacted, this bill could have catastrophic impacts on subsistence trappers, namely, Alaska Natives. Currently, H.R. 4716 includes no exemption for subsistence trapp... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today welcomed determinations from the Department of Commerce that fishery disasters have occurred in numerous Alaska fisheries, allowing them to receive critical relief funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funding can be distributed to fishermen and their... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young helped the House Natural Resources Committee pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). This bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Congressman Young, helps recover and conserve at-risk species. RAWA invests $1.3 billion annually to help states fund on-the-ground, science-based conservation efforts. Additionally, $97.5 million i... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young sent a letter to Jeffrey Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, pressing him to answer mounting questions from Alaskans surrounding federally issued COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the federal government launched its online COVID-19 rapid test order system. Within hours of launch, countless Alaskans c... Read More »
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (both R-Alaska) today welcomed significant new federal investments in major Alaska infrastructure priorities, secured by years of work through the passage of various Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA), advocacy with the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), congressional hearings, and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs A... Read More »
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that $25 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law is being made available to expedite a solution for Denali Park Road access. The investment is one of the first that the Department of the Interior (DOI) h... Read More »
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signaled that it plans to close millions of additional acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to responsible resource development. “For years, the NPR-A has been crucial to providing affordable energy to families a... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that Kellie Chong of Fairbanks has been hired to serve as a Legislative Assistant in his Washington, D.C. office. Previously, Kellie worked for U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) as a Legislative Aide. She attended George Mason University where she graduated with a degree in Government and International Politics. She also serves as C... Read More »
Anchorage, AK – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, welcomed an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) that a joint temporary final rule will soon be implemented to ensure an additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be made available nationwide for Fiscal Year (FY) 20... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala D. Harris, urging them to remove cannabis as a Schedule I substance and to engage in legislative efforts to reform federal cannabis policies. Click here for the full letter. Under current law, ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced legislation to designate a provision in federal education law in honor of Breanna “Bree” Moore to help raise awareness of the tragic epidemic of teen dating violence. In 2014, Bree, a 20-year-old Alaskan, was tragically murdered by her boyfriend. Following the devastating loss of their daughter, Butch and Cindy Moore launched critic... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that five of the Member Directed Projects he submitted to the House Armed Services Committee were included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference agreement passed by the House this week. These projects range from suicide prevention efforts to aerospace and permafrost research. "I am very proud to announce that, f... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Don Young (R-AK-AL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP), led House passage of the Indian Buffalo Management Act – legislation he authored to restore buffalo populations in Alaska Native and Native American communities. Upon the bill’s introduction in March, Congressman Young was joined by Congresswoman No... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5119, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Don Young (R-AK-AL) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments allocated under the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to tribal governments from December 30, 2021, to December 30, 2022. T... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, with the support of Alaska Congressman Don Young, the House of Representatives passed S. 1605, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 – legislation to set the annual budget for the Department of Defense (DoD). This bill authorizes needed funding for military expenditures, provides a 2.7% military pay raise, and enhances America’s global sh... Read More »
