Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Don Young (R-AK-AL) introduced legislation to extend the deadline for a report on social, cultural, and economic challenges facing Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Native American youth, conducted by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children. Congressman Ed Case (D-HI-01) and Congressman Kai Kahele (D-HI-02) serve as original ... Read more »
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to petitions from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and several Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) challenging the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that determined ANCs are not eligible for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) tribal set-aside within Title V of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act. The motion from the Alask... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced the Keep Fin Fish Free Act. This legislation prohibits the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) unless specifically authorized by Congress. This important environmental legislation has the support of Friends of the ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced several pieces of legislation to support Alaska’s fishermen, processors, and the fish stocks they depend on. This suite includes the Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act, the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act, the Keep Finfish Free Act, legislation to require the labeling of geneti... Read more »
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held the first lease sale for lands in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain (1002 Area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). “The first lease sale in the 1002 Area was the result of many Alaskans’ tireless efforts over the course ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – This morning, following the affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Alaska Congressman Don Young issued the following statement: “On Sunday, as I have done many times before, I proudly took my oath of office as I began my term representing Alaskans. I raised my right hand and solemnly swore an oath to the Constitution of the United States. I pledged to always defend ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Following Congressman Don Young’s rousing speech urging bipartisanship and collaboration on the opening day of the 117th Congress, Kevin Kosar, resident scholar for the American Enterprise Institute, penned the below op-ed in The Hill. Click here to read his full piece. Something surprising happened on the floor of the House this week. Representative Don Young, a Republican from... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Young Fishermen’s Development Act (H.R. 1240), legislation authored by Alaska Congressman Don Young, was signed into law by President Trump. H.R. 1240 addresses the longtime decline in younger Americans entering the commercial fishing industry. This legislation would create the first ever national grant program through the Department of Commerce to support training, e... Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the release of an updated Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). “This is more good news for Alaskans as we chart a path to economic recovery and long-term prosperit... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – This week, on the opening day of the 117th Congress, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. This legislation reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act – landmark fisheries management and conservation legislation first written by Congressman Young in 1975... Read more »
