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Bacon Leads Way on FY25 NDAA

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Washington– Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Cyber, Information Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee, voted late Wednesday evening in favor of advancing H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The bill was…

Bacon Discusses Priorities in 2024 Farm Bill

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Washington - Last week, House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R- PA) released his draft of the 2024 Farm Bill. This legislation is the product of nearly two years of work, and it shows. Farmers and ranchers, rural America, the food insecure, and the American taxpayers are well served in this bill. Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), who has served on the Ag committee since 2017,…

Bacon Announces Winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition

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Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced the 2024 Congressional Art Competition winners. “Every year, I am so impressed by the talent we have here right in the 2nd Congressional District of Nebraska,” said Bacon. “I thank each of the students who entered and the teachers who helped mentor them.” Today, the winners and honorable mentions were displayed at the…

Bacon’s LEOSA Bill Passes House Offers Real Solutions to Terrorism and Mass Shootings

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Washington – Rep. Don Bacon’s (NE-02) Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), H.R. 354, was passed by the House of Representatives today, in a 221-185 vote. Eighteen Republican Members joined Rep. Bacon as original cosponsors: Reps. Rick W. Allen (GA-12), Mark E. Armodei (NV-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), Dan Bishop (NC-08), Tim Burchett (TN-02), John R. Carter (TX-31), Randy Feenstra…

Bacon Introduces Censure of Rep. Omar

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Washington - Today, Rep Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement when he filed his censure of Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) for her antisemitic remarks: “The recent remarks by Rep. Omar about Jewish American students being pro-genocide shows her increasing disregard for the Jewish people and she is perpetuating and increasing antisemitism in our country. The House of…

Bacon Issues Statement on Campus Protests

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Bacon Issues Statement on Campus Protests Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today issued the following statement on violent protests at campuses across our nation, that are directed toward Jewish Americans: "Our founding fathers believed the freedom of speech and to peaceably assemble was so paramount to our freedoms, that it was included in the First Amendment. Sadly, what is being…

Bacon Introduces Income Tax Relief Bills for Americans

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Bacon Introduces Income Tax Relief Bills for Americans Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced he was introducing two bills to help alleviate some of the financial burden many Americans carry. H.R. 8194 the Second Job Tax Relief Act of 2024, and H.R. 7870 the Tip Tax Information Act. Due to the Biden Administration’s out-of-control spending policies and…

Bacon Selected as Chair of CITI Subcommittee

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Bacon Selected as Chair of CITI Subcommittee Washington, D.C.  —Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) announced that Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), has selected him to serve as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information…

Bacon Announces Funding for Mitigating Risks for Natural Gas Pipelines

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Bacon Announces Funding for Mitigating Risks for Natural Gas Pipelines Omaha, Neb. - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law appropriated Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) $1 billion for the agency’s Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) –its first-ever infrastructure grant—aimed at mitigating safety risk from the highest-risk,…