First Lieutenant Travis Borchard with the Nebraska Army National Guard will join Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) on April 3, 2019 for a joint session of Congress, featuring His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). A native of Gothenburg, Nebr., Borchard was awarded the Army Achievement Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. In March ... Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today voted against H.J. Res. 46, to overturn the President’s use of the National Emergencies Act, and released the following statement: “There is an emergency at our southern border and today I voted to support the President’s use of the National Emergencies Act. The Department of Homeland Security says nearly 120,000 individuals attempted to cross here illegally in ... Read more »

OMAHA, NE - Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement regarding the President's National emergency Declaration: "The use of a national emergency raises significant concerns as it encroaches on Article I of our Constitution. This act yields the President a wide swath of power, and has been used by previous administrations in the same situations – when Congress has failed to do ... Read more »

Bill Increases Information Sharing Between First Responders and Feds The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) first bill of the 116th Congress, H.R. 504, the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Field Engagement Accountability Act. The bill will help bolster the crucial partnership between DHS and the national fusion center network that works to keep American... Read more »

Representative Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced his committee assignments for the 116th Congress to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Agriculture Committee. The House Armed Services Committee’s oversight responsibilities include the full scope of operations performed by the Department of Defense as well as the national security functions of the Department of Energy. “I am grateful... Read more »

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 676 the bipartisan NATO Support Act, of which Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) is an original co-sponsor. The legislation reiterates strong Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful multinational military alliance in the world. The NATO Support Act asserts the Constitutional auth... Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced H.R. 504, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Field Engagement Accountability Act, which requires the DHS Secretary to develop a department-wide plan for engagement with fusion centers. Original cosponsors of this bipartisan bill include: Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta ... Read more »

Today Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) called for compromise so that we can open the rest of government, rationally respond to the dysfunction we now have at our broken border, and confront the growing humanitarian crisis that is getting worse with each week. “Customs and Border Protection are requesting 234 miles of physical barrier to be strategically placed along our 2,000 mile border with Mexico,... Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today stood on the side of national security and our nation’s Border Patrol by voting no on two funding bills offered by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats. Neither bill included funding for enhanced border security measures, including a wall in specific areas, as requested by the Border Patrol. “Speaker Pelosi is offering zero compromise when it comes to the se... Read more »

President Donald Trump is declaring victory against the Islamic State group in a new White House video explaining his sudden decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. Trump says in the video, "We have won against ISIS." And he says, "Now it's time for our troops to come back home." Officials announced Wednesday Trump would be pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, sparking alarm and outrage ... Read more »