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Alaskan Congressman Don Young today announced a deal on a final conference report for a 28-month Highway Bill that restores critical funding to Alaskan programs including the Alaska Railroad, Alaska Marine Highway and the Tribal Transportation Program. Rep. Young was a member of the House-Senate Conference Committee that negotiated this agreement. “My priority from day one as a member of the confe... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of ObamaCare (The Affordable Care Act): “Today's decision by the Supreme Court does not change the fact that ObamaCare sticks the American people with new taxes, new regulations and devastating cuts to Medicare. “When it comes to the individual man... Read more »

To honor veterans who fought in the Korean War, Alaskan Congressman Don Young (U.S. Army 1955-1957) recently introduced H.R. 5928, the Mount Chosin Few Act – a bill to name a mountain in the Alaska Chugach National Forest roughly 28 miles Northeast of Cordova as “Mount Chosin Few.” After working with Rep. Young and his staff, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved the naming of “Mount Chosin ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today in response to news that the Air Force has halted its plan to move the F-16 squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: "I welcome today's announcement by the Air Force and I am pleased they have decided to suspend their plans to move Eielson’s 18th Aggressor Squadron. As I have long maintained, the A... Read more »

Continuing its focus on creating jobs and expanding American-made energy, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act – a bill that includes, among other things, a provision co-sponsored by Alaskan Congressman Don Young which would cut the red tape and streamline production in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The bill passed the House with a... Read more »

In an effort to boost Southeast Alaska’s struggling timber industry, create jobs in the region and finalize a longstanding land entitlement, the House of Representatives, led by Alaskan Congressman Don Young passed H.R. 2578, the Conservation and Economic Growth Act by a bipartisan vote of 232 to 188. This bipartisan lands legislation includes Rep. Young’s Sealaska bill, H.R. 1408, the Southeast ... Read more »

The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, chaired by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, held an oversight hearing today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rule on the Universal Service Fund and its impact on American Indians and Alaska Natives. The FCC estimates that roughly 19 million Americans (6.1% of the population) – including 1.1 million Native Americans – are without ... Read more »

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today passed by voice vote, H.R. 4347 and sent it to the full House for a vote. This legislation introduced by Congressman Don Young would name the courtroom inside the Juneau Federal Building after the late Judge Robert Boochever. Senator Murkowski and Senator Begich have introduced companion legislation in the Senate, S.2251. “Judge Boochever... Read more »

Fighting to prevent one third of our nation’s icebreaking fleet from being scrapped, Alaskan Congressman Don Young today successfully attached an amendment to H.R. 5887, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012. Rep. Young’s amendment aims to gauge private sector interest in operating an icebreaker and directs the Coast Guard to also assess any interest the private sector would have... Read more »

Following up on a request made by Alaskan Congressman Don Young during a May 18th meeting with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Deputy Director Tom Brandon, the ATF presented an open letter at an Anchorage seminar of Alaskan Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs). The request was made by Rep. Young in order to clarify residency requirements for rural Alaskans who do not possess... Read more »