SALINAS, CA – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Pat Fallon (R-TX) of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) introduced the Strengthening the Force and Fleet through Enlisted Education Act, or Smart Act.  This bipartisan bill would expand advanced degree opportunities for enlisted servicemembers at the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, November 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Noting the barbarism of staged dogfighting and disease threats to poultry posed by cockfighting, Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced legislation to strengthen the federal law against animal fighting. Reps. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., Troy Carter, D-La., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Brian Fitzpatrick,… Read more »

The US Senate cleared a major hurdle Wednesday advancing a bill that puts protections into law for same-sex couples and interracial marriages.  The bill, called the Respect for Marriage Act, recognizes valid marriages regardless of gender or race, while also repealing the 1990’s Defense of Marriage Act.    [...] Rep. Don Bacon was the only Nebraska House member to… Read more »

The House Republican Conference advanced its first round of rule changes Wednesday for when it retakes the House in January.  The GOP is saving more controversial rule change proposals for after Thanksgiving but voted in favor of a change to how a speaker of the House could be ousted from power. The rule proposed by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is meant as a way to… Read more »

Nebraska's newly re-elected 2nd District Congressman continues to see a threat from China and other bad actor nations buying up farmland in the United States. Chinese ownership of farmland in the U.S. is a national security threat, Rep. Don Bacon recently told USDA Newswire. "Agricultural security is national security and Nebraska is one of the largest food-producing states in the… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Don Bacon, who was re-elected to represent Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, wants to improve the lives of veterans and active duty service members if the GOP wins back control of the House. In an interview with Fox News Digital on Friday, Bacon — who defeated his Democratic challenger, Tony Vargas, in Tuesday's election and served as… Read more »

Bipartisan legislation introduced on Nov. 3 by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) would eliminate a tax burden imposed on United States military personnel regarding their Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) benefits. [...] Sen. Womack sponsored the BNA Fairness Act, H.R. 9275, with four original cosponsors, including U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), to amend the Internal Revenue… Read more »

Washington, D.C.- Recognizing the importance of supporting America’s military families, Congressman Doug Lamborn, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, joined Congressman Steve Womack, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, in introducing legislation to eliminate the tax… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to support U.S. veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service by updating how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calculates benefits related to those injuries. The Veteran Restitution and Justice Act would change the effective date of a veteran’s… Read more »

Victims of military sexual assault could be eligible for tens of thousands of dollars in retroactive disability benefits under a proposal being unveiled by pair of House lawmakers this week. The measure is unlikely to become law this year, given the short legislative schedule left before the end of December. But bill sponsors say they hope to either find… Read more »