Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he will be withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021:
"I deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks and have seen first-hand the effectiveness of our counter-terrorism… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced l the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act, which provides veteran firefighters with the fair compensation, healthcare, and retirement benefits they’ve earned through their service.
The bipartisan legislation is named after Powhatan County, Virginia resident Michael… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) joined his Problem Solvers Caucus colleagues by urging Congressional leadership to return to regular order in the House, allowing for open debate on the House floor, committee hearings, and amendments. In a letter officially endorsed by the 58-Member bipartisan Caucus, including 29 Democrats and 29 Republicans, the… Read more »
Bacon Informational Tele-Town Hall
Omaha, Neb. - With severe weather season approaching, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) has partnered with local emergency officials to discuss emergency preparedness for home and business, during a tele-town hall on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:00 p.m. CT. Rep. Bacon’s guests include:
FEMA: Jay Van Der Werff, Ph.D ., FEMA Region VII (Acting) Deputy Regional… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today protected women’s safety and rights, as well as the sanctity of life by voting against two bills, H.J. Res. 17, which would remove the deadline for the ratification of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021.
“Groups such as NARAL and NOW have said that the ERA is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Seth Moulton (D-MA), and Van Taylor (R-TX) for the second session in a row introduced bipartisan legislation amending the United States Code to criminalize lynching and provide for enhanced sentencing under existing federal hate crime statutes. H.R. 1727, The Emmett Till and Will Brown… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) was one of six recipients of the 2021 Legislative Action Awards by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) during a virtual reception and conversation focused on the current challenges and the importance of bipartisanship as a catalyst for durable solutions.
BPC says they “established the Legislative… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting no on both H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021:
“There is no question that loss of life due to gun violence is traumatizing and heartbreaking, but we cannot ignore the… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced H.R. 1604 the STOP Straw Purchases Act, to increase penalties resulting from purchasing a firearm for a prohibited person.
An illegal firearm purchase is a federal crime and applies to purchases for those who are knowingly prohibited by law from possessing a gun or do not want their name associated with the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)introduced the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act. The bipartisan legislation would eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and retroactively apply it to those already convicted or… Read more »
