Bacon Issues Response to Biden’s SOTU Washington. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following response after President Biden’s State of the Union Address: "Pres. Biden missed the mark tonight on border security and inflation. He failed to acknowledge his responsibly for the mess at our borders. He ended the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy; he sued the State of Texas for protecting itself… Read more »

Bacon and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Farmland From Foreign Ownership Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Michael Bost (R-IL-12), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)… Read more »

Bacon Appointed by House Leadership to International Leadership Office  Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) has been appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise to the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL), which administers the Open World program. Open World is a ten-day program where members of Congress engage with their constituents… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS: Danielle Jensen  Maggie Sayers   Rep. Don Bacon on NDAA Passage WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Don Bacon voted with his House colleagues to support the final passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed with a bipartisan majority… Read more »

  Washington – Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03,) Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), introduced the bipartisanMilitary Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023to provide back pay for military officers whose promotions were delayed in the Senate. The… Read more »

Bacon Issues Statement on Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 Washington –  Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement on his vote for H.R. 5283 Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023. It would prohibit federal funds from being used to provide housing to illegal aliens on any land under the jurisdiction of any of… Read more »

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 »