Bacon, Gottheimer Demand Answers from the Administration on U.S.-Houthi Agreement, Ongoing Threat to Israel Washington, DC — Today, May 9, 2025, U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (NE-2) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump and Acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio demanding clarity on the May 6 agreement with the… Read more »

Bacon, McClellan, Hyde-Smith, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Address Mental Health Treatment Shortages Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Don Bacon (NE-02) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced legislation to address mental health and… Read more »

Bacon, Pappas Co-lead Taiwan Representative Office Act Washington, DC - Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) have introduced legislation to direct the Secretary of State to engage in negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office the ‘‘Taiwan Representative Office.” Currently named the Taipei Economic and… Read more »

Bacon, Foster Youth Caucus Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize Foster Care Month WASHINGTON, DC — Today, on National Foster Care Day, Foster Youth Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Don Bacon (R, NE-02)introduced a resolution to recognize the month of May as National Foster Care Month alongside fellow Co-Chairs Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D, CA-37), Erin Houchin (R, IN-09), Gwen Moore (D,… Read more »

Bacon and Crow Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Business Owners Save Money Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act would nearly double the maximum SBA loan amount available for energy efficiency investments WASHINGTON — Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Jason Crow (D-CO-06) have introduced bipartisan legislation to help small business owners save money by increasing the federal… Read more »

Bacon Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Support Youth Leadership Organizations Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) along Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), Don Davis (D-NC-01), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19),  Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17), and David Valadao (R-CA-22) last week introduced the… Read more »

Bacon and Rouzer Introduce Bill to Help with SNAP Backlogs Washington – States can become overwhelmed with the number of SNAP applications due to inflation, economic downturn, and natural disasters. When this happens, many states do not have enough employees to deal with the large increase in applications, which creates backlogs that delay people from getting the SNAP… Read more »

Bacon, Crow Reintroduce Legislation to Recognize Long-Term Risks of Military Firefighting, Strengthen VA Benefits for Veteran Firefighters Bipartisan Legislation is Named after Veteran and Firefighter Michael Lecik WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Jason Crow (D-CO-06) introduced H.R. 2244 the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act, which… Read more »

Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Bacon & Chu Statement on White House’s Proposed Budget Cuts to NASA Science WASHINGTON – Recently, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reportedly sent a preliminary budget plan to NASA that proposes a 50% cut to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and to eliminate funding for the Mars Sample Return (MRS)… Read more »

Bacon, Hurd, Gottheimer, Meeks, Introduce Bill to Restore Congress’ Constitutional Role in Trade Companion Legislation to Grassley and Cantwell’s Bill WASHINGTON – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), along with Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), and Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05) introduced bipartisan legislation to return Congress’ constitutionally authorized… Read more »