Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), recently completed the committee’s 21 hour-marathon consideration of H.R. 2500, the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  Rep. Bacon, an Air Force veteran and retired Brigadier General, is a leading congressional advocate for the armed services and military… Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) voted in favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which would provide conditional green cards and work authorizations to immigrants who were brought illegally to the United States as children, as well as green cards and work authorizations to current recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure… Read more »

Bacon Praises Congress for Passing Tax Fix for Gold Star Families Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today joined his colleagues in passing bi-partisan legislation to fix the tax application on benefits paid to survivors of deceased family members. On a 417-3 vote, H.R. 1994 The Secure Act, was passed. It included language from H.R. 2481 which addressed the tax issue. “The benefits… Read more »

Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Don Bacon (R-NE), two of the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, issued a statement regarding House passage of the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which contains provisions they authored to protect adopted children from unregulated custody transfers, a practice also known as… Read more »

Earlier this month, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-2) re-introduced the “Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Act.” The legislation allows the immediate relatives of first responders who die in the line of duty to continue to process their immigration application in a timely manner despite the death of their loved one. This legislation simply extends the privilege to first… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today voted to protect the First Amendment rights of Americans and religious-based groups who want to freely exercise their faith and speech. LGBTQ citizens do need equal protections, but it must be done in a way that also respects and protects religious groups who hold traditional views of marriage based on their deeply held religious beliefs.  H.R. 5,… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today voted no on H.R. 987, the misleading titled “Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act”: “Congress had crafted good bipartisan legislation that included provisions from three other bills aimed at reducing prescription drug prices. It would penalize branded drug makers who withhold samples from generic… Read more »

OMAHA, NE – U.S. Representative Don Bacon along with local leaders announced today the awarding of a $25 million Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the City of Omaha, Omaha Housing Authority and their community partners. The project is one of three being awarded nationally. “Families who face income,… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement regarding the vote on Democratic leadership's bill, H.R. 986: “Protecting those with pre-existing coverage is important to me, which is why I am a co-sponsor of H.R. 692, The Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019. But today legislation was brought to the floor that supposedly protects individuals with preexisting… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bacon (NE-02) joined his colleagues in introducing bi-partisan legislation to reduce the tax on benefits paid to survivors of deceased service members. Over the last month, Rep. Bacon heard from Gold Star families who have received higher tax bills due to the recent simplification of the tax code. Upon learning of impacts to these military families, Rep. Bacon… Read more »