Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02)‚ issued the following statement after voting no on House Resolution 660, regarding impeachment hearings of the President of the United States: “After acknowledging the unfairness of their hyper-partisan impeachment inquiry, House Democrats had a chance to establish the transparent impeachment process that Americans expect and restore some… Read more »

 – Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) yesterday voted to pass H.R. 4695, the Protect Against Conflict by Turkey Act (PACT Act), and H.Res. 296, Affirming the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide. Rep. Bacon is a cosponsor of H.R. 4695. The PACT Act is bi-partisan legislation that will take action to impose sanctions on Turkey for their… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.Res. 107 which would establish the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program for the placement in offices of Members of the House of Representatives of children, spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Services who are hostile casualties or who have died from a training-related… Read more »

 – Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) voted against the House Democrats’ “Shield Act” and showed his commitment to safe-guarding elections from foreign influence and to protecting the first amendment rights of Americans by supporting and co-sponsoring the “Honest Elections Act.”  The “Honest Elections Act” was introduced last… Read more »

 – Last week, multiple legislation cosponsored by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) passed the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the House of Representatives. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed H.R. 3749, the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act. Today, Rep. Bacon released the following statement regarding H.R. 3749: “Through the… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting against the motion to table House Resolution 604, which would have condemned and censured Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28): "Tonight, I voted against the motion to table the House resolution that would condemn and censure Adam Schiff for misleading the American people. Schiff falsely claimed there was evidence of… Read more »

OMAHA, NE – Staff members from Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) District office will join Volunteers Assisting Seniors (VAS) at several Medicare Open Enrollment events throughout the district, to provide seniors additional information about federal programs to assist with their transition into retirement. Medicare Open… Read more »

OMAHA, NE – Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement regarding the importance of the Open Skies Treaty: “The Open Skies Treaty promotes understanding, trust and stability among the 34 member nations. As a signatory to the treaty, we get valuable access to Russian airspace and military airfields on short notice. Planned upgrades to our… Read more »

Today, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) that will help the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) improve the screening experience for pregnant women and young families, passed the House without opposition. The two pieces of legislation are the H.R. 3246 Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 and H.R. 3694 Helping Families Fly Act of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) was named by the House of Representatives as a conferee to the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference committee. A conference committee resolves the differences between Senate and House versions of the same bill, and this is Rep. Bacon’s third consecutive appointment. Rep. Bacon previously served on… Read more »