Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $500,000 to the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) as part of the Second Chance Act Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Strategic Plan Implementation Program. The DOC also received $900,000 through the Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Reduction... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young, Co-Chair of the House Oceans Caucus, helped lead House passage of S.1982, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. Earlier this Congress, Young and his Oceans Caucus Co-Chair, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), introduced the House version of Save Our Seas 2.0, and have been working with their colleagues to get it across the finish line in the House of... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Indian Buffalo Management Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM), was unanimously passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. The American buffalo, a North American species of bison, once roamed freely across the United States, and served an important role for Native communities throughout North Americ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, last week introduced new legislation, the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act, in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The legislation is supported by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, also R-Alaska, and would resolve the University of Alaska’s (University) unfulfilled land grant to help it g... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, at the urging of Alaska Congressman Don Young, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Permit authorizing the construction of the Alaska to Alberta (A2A) Railway. A2A intends to begin work immediately, and the project is expected to provide thousands of jobs for Alaskans. A2A rail links Alaska to Alberta, Canada, with the goal of transporting oil, minerals, and ot... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that nearly $2 million in funding has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to various recipients in Alaska. These grants were made under the Social & Economic Development Strategies grant program, which promotes social and economic self-sufficiency in communities. Additionally, Catholic Social Services, In... Read more »
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Tongass-specific Roadless Rule. The final EIS includes six alternatives, with a full exemption selected as the preferred alternative. “The Tongass is home to Alaskans who wan... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, with the support of Alaska Congressman Don Young, the House of Representatives passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which included Congressman Young’s H.R. 6084, the Water Power Research and Development Act. Congressman Young’s bill strengthens water power programs at the Department of Energy (DOE), and reauthorizes funding for research, development, demonstr... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – This week, Alaska Congressman Don Young, helped move 11 bipartisan veterans bills through the House of Representatives. These bills cover a range of policy issues of importance to veterans, including expanding access to telemedicine, improving healthcare delivery at the VA, and fulfilling federal obligations to Alaska Native and other Indigenous veterans. "Alaska is home to more... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young, former Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced that the U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded over $75 million to airports across Alaska under the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which allocates funding for airports to make capital improvements, enhance public safety, and restor... Read more »
