WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska’s Congressional Delegation is reaching out to the United States Air Force and highlighting several additional concerns that need to be addressed as they conduct their Draft Environmental Impact Statement Review surrounding the proposed transfer of the F-16 Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. In a letter (attached) to the Acti... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today voted in support of H.R. 2397, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2014, which passed the House of Representatives on a vote of 315-109. In total, H.R. 2397 contains $512.5 billion in non-emergency, discretionary budgetary authority for the Department of Defense, includes $175 billion for operations and maintenance, and $85.8 bill... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands held a legislative hearing on H.R. 587, the Niblack and Bokan Mountain Mining Area Roads Authorization Act, introduced earlier this year by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. The legislation would require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish two road corridors to connect the Prince of Wales Island road system with t... Read more »
WASHINGTON—Student veterans and their families will be able to better use their GI Bill educational benefits under the bipartisan Veterans Education Transparency (VET) Act introduced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. The VET Act will allow colleges to access information about veterans’ educational benefits so they can provide better counseling to veterans. “Veterans... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, on a vote of 221 – 207, with Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s support. The Student Success Act is the first major legislative effort to reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act since the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, and made much needed changes to the K-12 education law. “Most educators ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the House of Representatives continues to debate the first significant legislative effort to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since the No Child Left Behind Act, Alaskan Congressman Don Young today successfully passed an amendment to protect and modernize critical Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian education initiatives which were on the chopping b... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young, a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee, today heard testimony from Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, who testified for the first time after joining the agency in April 2013. As the landlord to much of Alaska, Secretary Jewell plays a key role in access to federal lands, and the development and conservation of Alaska’s natura... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month the Obama Administration announced it would delay by one year the employer health care mandate within the Affordable Care Act that was scheduled to go into effect in 2014. In response to this delay, the U.S. House of Representatives, with Alaskan Congressman Don Young's support, passed H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, and H.R. 2668 the Fairness ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 1848, the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, cosponsored by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. H.R. 1848 would expedite needed reforms to the certification process of General Aviation aircraft. “Today’s legislation will bring much needed reforms for General Aviation pilots throughout the state,” Rep. Young said.... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today congratulating two young Alaskans on their Congressional Medal achievements: “I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Leisha Anderson on her Gold Congressional Medal achievement, and to Evie Anderson on her Silver and Bronze Congressional Medal achievements,” said Rep. Young. “I had the pleasure of ... Read more »
