Bacon Votes to Expel Santos from Congress Washington – Rep. Don Bacon today voted to expel George Santos from Congress. “George Santos had the opportunity to do the honorable thing and resign from office and he chose not to. I voted to expel him because the ethics report was damning. Some may say he had not yet been adjudicated, but the Constitution clearly gives each Chamber of… Read more »

Washington – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Jeff Jackson (D-NC-14) today introduced the bipartisan H.R. 6287, the Success for Military Connected Students Act, which extends the maximum number of students to teacher ratio directive for Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools around the world, which was set in the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by Congress at… Read more »

Rep. Bacon Votes to Pass CR To Keep the Government Open   Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement on the passage of the House CR: “I've said for months that a small handful of GOP members would never support efforts to keep government open no matter how conservative the options, and that we would need a bipartisan approach. We had the best border… Read more »

Washington, DC —Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), as well as the co-chairs of the Congressional FFA Caucus, Rep. Tracy Mann and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, along with co-sponsors Rep Williams (GA-5), Rep. Caraveo (CO-8), and Rep. Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Rep. Sorensen (IL-17), and Rep. Bishop (GA-2) introduced the Youth Lead Act on National Teach Ag Day. Future farmers of America (FFA), 4-H,… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS:  Danielle Jensen  Maggie Sayers   Bacon Introduces Bill to Keep Fentanyl out of Prisons   Washington, DC—Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), introduced H.R. 5266, the Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act alongside (NE-02), Rep. Weber (TX-14), Rep. Miller (WV-01), Rep.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – States are overwhelmed with the number of SNAP applications. Inflation, economic downturn, and natural disasters, can cause an influx of applications when families are struggling to stretch their grocery budget. The number of employees hired to process applications may be insufficient to deal with a large increase in applications. H.R. 5094, The SNAP Staffing… Read more »

Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) announced he will be cosponsoring H.R. 4144, the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment (FAIR) Act, introduced by Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Lisa McClain (MI-09), and Virginia Foxx (NC-05) in the Committee on Education & the Workforce. The FAIR Act, a Republican solution to fix our broken student loan system, will simplify the repayment… Read more »

Media Alert:  Saunders County Office Grand Opening   Omaha, Neb. – A grand opening and ribbon cutting for the Saunders County District office of Rep. Don Bacon will be held on Friday, July 21, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at 543 North Linden St. in Wahoo, Nebr. An open house will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This office provides a central location for Saunders County… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) joined his House colleagues last week in voting for H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a bi-partisan majority of 219 to 210. “For the 63rd consecutive year, the House of Representatives has passed bi-partisan legislation providing for the… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2023 Defense Committee Unanimously Adopts 32 of Bacon’s Amendments Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), voted Thursday morning in favor of advancing H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The… Read more »