WASHINGTON, D. C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs today held a legislative hearing on H.R. 623, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act, that he introduced earlier this year. This legislation would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer a 2.79 acre parcel of federal land in Anchorage, Ala... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted this afternoon in favor of H.R. 45, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010. “Today marks the 37th time since 2011 that Congress has voted to repeal all or parts of this awful piece of legislation, which I have called the worst bill ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Don Young held a hearing today on H.R. 740, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act, and H.R. 1306, Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act. Both pieces of legislation address the Sealaska Corporation land entitlements still owed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlemen... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the House Natural Resources Committee introduced two bills to protect and expand U.S. onshore energy production on federal lands. The bills would remove government roadblocks and hurdles that delay American energy production, promote production of our oil shale resources, and ensure that oil and natural gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) ar... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the disturbing news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) inappropriately targeted certain political groups for further auditing and investigation, Alaskan Congressman Don Young today cosponsored H.R. 1950, the Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2013. “The American people deserve to know that when the IRS reviews an individual or organization’s fin... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a hearing on H.R. 586, the Denali National Park Improvement Act, introduced by Congressman Don Young earlier this year. This legislative package would accomplish three purposes related to the Denali National Park and Preserve. The bill would: Authorize the Secretary of the Inte... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today in response to the Obama Administration’s release of their National Strategy for the Arctic Region, a ten year plan of strategic priorities by the United States in the Arctic: “Finally! It’s about time that the Administration acknowledged the importance of a strong presence in the Arctic. From to shipping to to... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the House Armed Services Committee begins to debate the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act, Alaskan Congressman Don Young testified today before the Armed Services Committee, and laid out some of Alaska’s national defense priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. In his testimony, Rep. Young spoke in support of more robust Army and Air Force training in Alaska’s Joint P... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today on a vote of 398-2, passed H.R. 588, the Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013 introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young earlier this year. The legislation passed today will allow for the acknowledgement of donor contributions inside the Education Center at the Wall of the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. Before the bill was vo... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013, legislation that will provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with additional flexibility to address the furlough of air traffic controllers, which have caused lengthy flight delays across the country: “Alaskans are no strange... Read more »
