Oversight & Government Reform

Bacon Issues Statement on Trump’s Address

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Bacon Issues Statement on Trump’s Address Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after President Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress. “President Trump ran and won on a platform of raising wages, lowering inflation, slashing government spending, securing the border, gaining energy independence, and increasing our national deterrence to…

Bacon Introduces Legislation to Make CHIP-IN Act Permanent

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Bacon Introduces Legislation to Make CHIP-IN Act Permanent Original Program Used by Omaha VA, Worked on by former Reps. Ashford and Terry  Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced H.R. 217 to make permanent the Communities Helping Invest Through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (CHIP IN), an act passed under former Rep.…

Bacon Leads Bipartisan Group to Introduce Bill to Keep Fentanyl out of Prisons

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Bacon Leads Bipartisan Group to Introduce Bill to Keep Fentanyl out of Prisons  Original Cosponsors are House Judiciary Committee Members Moore (R-AL) and Moskowitz (D-FL), as well as Cuellar, Horsford, Miller, Pappas (D-NH), and Weber  Washington – Yesterday, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 1046, the ‘‘Marc Fischer Memorial…

Bacon Gets 16 Bills Passed into Law During 118th Congress

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Bacon Gets 16 Bills Passed into Law During 118th Congress Achieves Additional Major Defense Wins and Ag Accomplishments Washington – A total of 16 bills passed, several major defense and agriculture accomplishments highlights Rep. Don Bacon’s (NE-02) term in the 118th Congress. This brings the total of enactd bills introduced by Bacon to 38 since he became a member of the House of…

Bacon Top Republican for Bipartisan Cooperation

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Bacon Top Republican for Bipartisan Cooperation One of Top Four for all Elected Officials Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) was notified today by the Common Ground Committee that he scored a perfect 110 for his efforts to foster bipartisan cooperation, bridge divides, and work towards solutions that benefit all. He was one of four elected officials to score 110. According to the…

Bacon, Chu, Cole, Davids and Kildee Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Indian Child Welfare Act

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Bacon, Chu, Cole, Davids and Kildee Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Indian Child Welfare Act The Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2024 is Bipartisan and Bicameral Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) along with Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA-28), Tom Cole (R-OK-04), Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Dan Kildee (D-MI-08) today introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Strengthening…

Reps. Carbajal and Bacon unveil bipartisan bill to help law enforcement staffing shortages and recruitment

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In honor of National Police Week and in efforts to introduce bipartisan legislation Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) along with other members presented a bill to help law enforcement shortage in Washington D.C. on Thursday. The Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act will provide the federal grant program that helps fund recruitment and hiring. The efforts…

Bipartisan bill aims to reduce police staffing shortages

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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill unveiled a bipartisan bill Thursday aimed at reducing police officer shortages nationwide. Law enforcement leaders came to D.C. Thursday to share how a lack of officers has affected their cities. San Diego Police Sgt. Jared Wilson has been an officer more than 20 years. https://www.wtrf.com/news/washington-dc/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-reduce-police-staffing-shortages/

Congressional letter seeks big increase in NASA science budget

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WASHINGTON — More than 40 House members have signed a letter asking for a significant increase in NASA’s science budget for 2025, a request that will be challenging to fulfill given spending caps. The May 1 letter to the chair and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee’s commerce, justice and science (CJS) subcommittee, signed by 44 members, asked appropriators to provide at…