https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/10/why-open-skies-old-fashioned-treaty-worth-keeping/160496/?oref=d-channeltop Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have expressed alarm about reports that the Trump administration may abandon the Open Skies Treaty. Put into effect in 2002, it allows the United States, Russia, and 32 other countries to conduct short-notice flights over one… 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, 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 »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), made the following remarks after he voted no on H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 following consideration by the House of Representatives. “For decades the House of Representatives, under majority control of both parties, consistently formed a bipartisan… Read more »

 Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), recently completed the committee’s 21 hour-marathon consideration of H.R. 2500, the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  Rep. Bacon, an Air Force veteran and retired Brigadier General, is a leading congressional advocate for the armed services and military… Read more »

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »