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The Republican-led U.S. House passed H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution (CR), early this morning, which would keep the government funded from March 4 through the end of FY11. The CR was passed by a vote of 235-189, following four days of open debate. The measure would cut spending by more than $100 billion from the President’s spending requests. Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted in favor of H.R. ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s amendment (#533) which would limit funds from being used by the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to consider, review, reject, remand, or invalidate any permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for activities on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), passed the House this afternoon with a vote of 243 – 185. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has j... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s amendment (#532) striking language from the Continuing Resolution that would eliminate all funding for the Alaska Native Education Equity Act and the Native Hawaiian Education Program, passed the House this morning by a vote of 313- 117. For video of Congressman Young speaking on the House floor about his amendment, click here. For a copy of the amendment, click her... Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a legislative mark-up this morning of H.R. 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. H.R. 658 is long-term legislation that will set policies and priorities for the nation’s aviation system, and create jobs through infrastructure improvements. Congressman Young worked... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young issued the following statement this afternoon regarding the release of President Obama’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012: “The budget released today is nothing more than a blueprint for tax increases, and ineffective budget cuts on the backs of rural America. We’ve got an urban President trying to dictate to rural America that subsidies for clean energy are more important... Read more »

The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts awarded to communities in the State of Alaska: U.S. Department of Transportation: · $636,790 to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for construction of the maintenance and repair facilities of the Alaska Ship and Drydock facility in Ketchikan. U.S. Army: · $24,996,801 to Olgoonik Logist... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced legislation that would tie TRICARE fee increases to Cost of Living Allowances (COLA) for veterans and annual pay raises for active duty personnel. Specifically, H.R. 652 ensures that TRICARE fees cannot be increased by more than half of that year’s COLA. “America’s servicemen and women shouldn’t have to pay the consequences for Washington’s inability to... Read more »

Today the U.S. House of Representatives took up consideration of H. Res. 72 - Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth. As a senior Member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as the Ch... Read more »

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young introduced H.R. 574 which would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from allowing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in federal waters unless specifically authorized by Congress. This legislation comes in conjunction with a new policy announced by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association on farmed fish. “Alaskan wild ... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young introduced legislation this morning amending the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to improve the Alaska pipeline construction training program. Similar legislation was introduced by Congressman Young in the 111th Congress as H.R. 6395. “The gas pipeline is a necessary piece to Alaska’s future,” said Rep. Young. “Trained, skilled workers are vital to its success and to ... Read more »