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, Houlahan, and Matsui Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Block AmeriCorps Cuts The bipartisan Protect National Service Act would block federal funds from being used to cut the national service agency Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Doris Matsui (D-CA) are introducing the Protect National Service Act, which would… 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 »

This is an official release from the Social Security Administration Wednesday, March 26, 2025 For Immediate Release … Read more »

Bacon, Huffman, and Van Hollen Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Fully Fund Special Education   Washington – Today, U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reintroduced the bicameral IDEA Full Funding Act to ensure all children with disabilities can access a free, high-quality public education.In… Read more »

Bacon and Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA)  Offers Real Solutions to Terrorism and Mass Shootings Washington – Recently, Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) introduced H.R.2243, The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA). The bipartisan LEOSA Reform Act will improve… Read more »

Bacon Named One of the Top Effective Legislators Omaha, Nebr. -  Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) was named one of the top effective legislators for the 118th Congress, by the Center for EffectiveLawmaking (CEL). The report, linked here, lists the top ten for each party and how they arrived at their conclusions. CEL said: “Our analysis found that Representative Bacon… Read more »

Bacon Honors Community Servant Amanda Brewer During Women’s History Month Omaha, Neb. – This week, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) honored Amanda Brewer, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity Omaha who has the heart of service for her community, by submitting her accomplishments into the Congressional Record. Brewer, who felt the call to drop her job in the corporate world to serve, knows… Read more »