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Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today in response to the Army Corps of Engineers issuing a permit to Conoco Phillips for the CD-5 Alpine Satellite Development Project in the Colville River Delta: “While I certainly welcome today’s announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers, the truth is that approval of the CD-5 project is long overdue and frankly should have been g... Read more »

– With Alaska Congressman Don Young’s support, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2055, the year-end omnibus appropriations bill. H.R. 2055 completes the Appropriations process and includes nine-bills totaling $915 billion in regular security and non-security discretionary funding. Adhering to the guidelines set forth in the Budget Control Act, this legislation (combined with the “Mini-bus”... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today in response to The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issuing conditional approval of Shell’s revised Exploration Plan to drill leases in the Chukchi Sea Planning Area in 2012: “While today’s news that BOEM has issued conditional approval for Shell’s Chukchi leases might seem welcoming at first glance, the devil is in the d... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today after it was announced that the appropriations bill introduced in the House of Representatives would include language which would in effect transfer the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate air emissions on activities on the U.S. portion of the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf to the Department of the Interi... Read more »

Alaska Congressman Don Young applauded the announcement today that the year-end Appropriations bill will include a provision sought by Rep. Young. The language in the bill specifically forbids the National Parks Service (NPS) from using any funds allocated in this legislation to issue or enforce any regulations related to boating on waters in Alaska’s Yukon-Charley National Preserve. “This provis... Read more »

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 443 a piece of legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young today. This legislation directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transfer three parcels of federal land in Kotzebue to the Maniilaq Association to expand and use for health and social services. H.R. 443 passed the House by a vote of 407-4. “My bill will do more than just tra... Read more »

With Alaska Congressman Don Young’s support, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA). This legislation authorized $554 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD) and $11.1 billion for national security programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 2012. These figures are a significant cut from the original House-passed... Read more »

With Alaska Congressman Don Young’s support, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2011. This important legislation extends many provisions scheduled to expire at the end of the year. Most importantly, this legislation is fully paid-for and includes extensions of the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits as well as a two-year free... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young reintroduced his legislation, H.R. 3604, the Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act. This legislation would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to allow approximately 2,800 Alaska Natives who served in Vietnam and missed an earlier opportunity because of that service, to reapply for their Native allotment. “This is an issue of what is righ... Read more »

After founding the House Universal Service Fund (USF) Caucus, Congressman Don Young (AK) and Congressman Collin Peterson (MN) hosted the caucus’ first event this afternoon. As the first part in a four part series, today’s event looked at the differing opinions as to how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) High Cost Fund will be affected following the FCC’s November 23, 2011 Order. This Ord... Read more »