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The FAA is in the middle of a transition to secure the future of aviation in America. The Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen, will replace the current system and will include satellite based surveillance systems. Therefore, the FAA introduced a new finance structure. However, I am concerned by this as general aviation users will have to pay 19 cents per gallon for aviation gas a... Read more »

The David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 or H.R. 254 directs the United States Sentencing Commission to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and to amend Federal sentencing guidelines for adults who recruit juveniles to participate in hate crimes. Furthermore, the bill expands punishments for individuals who attack or harm any person because of race, reli... Read more »

Stem cells have the potential to be used to treat and better understand deadly and disabling diseases that affect more than 100 million Americas, such as cancer, heart disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries and diabetes. H.R. 3, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 would increase the amount of federally funded research of donated embryonic stem ce... Read more »

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young voted against today’s Supplemental Appropriations Veto Override in the U.S. House of Representatives. Last night, President Bush vetoed the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act of 2007, which would call for American troops to start withdrawing from Iraq, effective October 2007. Congressman Young voted against this legislation w... Read more »

, D.C. – Legislation designed to conduct studies on Alaska’s groundwater resources and water treatment needs was approved today by the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. The bill will also improve streamflow information in Alaska to improve flood forecasting, resource extraction and fire management. The legislation – “The Alaska Water Resources Act of 2007” (H.R. 1114) – was intro... Read more »

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young voted today in favor of H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007. H.R. 493 seeks to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. This legislation would bar insurers and employers from using an individual’s genetic information. Insurers would be banned from either denying c... Read more »

Congressman for All Alaska Don Young voted again today against a bill that would undermine our military’s efforts in Iraq and set an unrealistic timetable for the end of U.S. involvement. The Conference Report on the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq of 2007 (H.R. 1591) came to the floor for a vote this evening, which would mandate an early withdrawal of our troops fighting for... Read more »

The Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2007 (H.R. 2021), of which Congressman for All Alaska Don Young is an original cosponsor, was introduced in the United State House of Representatives this week. This legislation seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to enco... Read more »

The United Nations recently described the crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur as being the worst humanitarian and human rights catastrophe in the world. The U.S. government and international community as a whole have a responsibility to do everything possible to help out with the humanitarian effort in the region. The U.S. has provided over $768 million in humanitarian assistance to Da... Read more »

I believe improving Indian Health Care is an important issue, which is why I helped introduce H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. This bill would revise the previous Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) and extend health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives. American Indians and Alaska Natives have a life expectancy that is six years less than the national av... Read more »