WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that his bill, H.R. 5658, the DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act, passed the House after favorable consideration by the Homeland Security Committee. This bill is aimed at helping protect private industry from cyber-attacks from other nations such as Russia and China. The bill passed with a vote of 313 to… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Victoria Spartz (R-IN-05), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced H.Res. 1109, to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, as a genocide and to remind and educate the public of the repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.  In the early 1930s,… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Reps. Don Bacon (NE-R-02) and Kaialiʻi Kahele (HI-D-02) have joined together to introduce H.R. 7574, the Defense Budget Transparency Act of 2022, to improve public understanding of how tax dollars are being allocated in the U.S. defense budget. The bill directs the Secretary of Defense to prepare a report on the extent and impacts of “pass through” budgeting and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after President Biden made the announcement to extend the availability of higher biofuel blends of gasoline during the summer to curb soaring fuel costs and to cut reliance on foreign energy sources: “President Biden’s announcement on the sale of E15 this summer is a win for Nebraska farmers and is a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today was inducted into Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing Hall of Fame. The 55th Wing has a distinguished history recognizing individuals who make direct, significant, and sustained contributions to the “Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth’s legacy of Success.” Bacon served as the 55th Wing Commander and the 55th Electronic Combat… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02) and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Co-Chairs of the House Baltic Caucus, introduced the Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act. The bipartisan, bicameral bill codifies the Baltic Security Initiative (BSI) secured this year by Reps. Bacon and Gallego in the FY22 federal spending package and creates a complementary initiative… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) yesterday voted in favor of H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, which would prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation to the United States. This legislation also urges cooperation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to condemn Russia’s actions against Ukraine; encourages other WTO members… Read more »

 Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act: “Improving the way the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves toxic-exposed veterans should be a common goal shared by every Member of Congress, not just a partisan subset of congress. We need meaningful collaboration on bills of this level… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement regarding the President’s State of the Union Address: “The events of the past year have provided a stark reminder that the policies of the party in power affect the peace and prosperity of all Americans. As the country continues to lurch from crisis to crisis, the President’s policies are failing to address the… Read more »

Bacon Calls Out Putin, Russian Aggression Against Ukraine  Omaha, Neb. - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), a retired Brigadier General and member of the House Armed Services Committee today called out Vladimir Putin and the Russian government for their aggression against Ukraine: “This Russian naked aggression against Ukraine is despicable and the free world condemns Russia and its dictator… Read more »