Bacon Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Postpartum Women Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) alongside Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), reintroduced H.R. 4074, the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act. This legislation seeks to improve maternal postpartum health by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on the coverage… Read more »

Top lawmaker wants more progress on EW capabilities across services “We’ve made some progress this year [but] here’s my concern: there’s a lot of studies and there’s a lot of paper, but paper doesn’t jam and paper doesn’t hit missiles,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday during an event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “We need to have more capability output, and… Read more »

Bacon Issues Statement on Iran/Israel Situation Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following response regarding the Iran/Israel situation: “Iran should have taken the denuclearization deal when President Trump offered it.  As we saw over the weekend, they are unwise to continue testing the President’s resolve and today’s strikes on US bases in the region are… Read more »

Bacon praises Trump decision to bomb Iran nuclear sites and says Iran’s capabilities are depleted Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said the U.S. military is in a strong position to respond to Iranian retaliation following President Donald Trump’s decision to attack the country. In a press call Monday afternoon, Bacon praised Trump’s… Read more »

Bacon, Ross, McBath Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Parenting Students Pursuing College Degrees Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Lucy McBath (GA-06) introduced their Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to support pregnant and parenting students by collecting data on… Read more »

Bacon Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Support Pregnant and Parenting College Students  Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02) joined a bipartisan coalition in reintroducing the Helping Student Parents Succeed Act, which will help pregnant and parenting students get connected with child care, leave options, and other accommodations that are available to… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon's office provides insight into process of ICE operation in south Omaha Dozens of people were detained during the raid at Glenn Valley Foods on Tuesday. The operation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Congressman Don Bacon's deputy chief of staff of district operations, James Wright, said as of Wednesday morning, 74 people were still in… Read more »

Bacon, Min Reintroduce Orozco Act The legislation allows immediate relatives of first responders who die in the line of duty to continue to process their immigration application in a timely manner despite the death of their loved one. Washington - Yesterday, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), along with Rep. Dave Min (D-CA-47), re-introduced H.R. 3832, the “Kerrie Orozco First Responders… Read more »

Bacon Issues Statement on ICE Activities in Omaha Washington - “We understand people’s concerns for their loved one’s safety and have full confidence and expectations that ICE will operate within their legal authority and treat people with respect. Our office does not receive reports on individual enforcement and removal operations, but we support the rule… Read more »

Republican rep indicates he will be 'a no' on Trump-backed rescissions measure if AIDS relief cut As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans eye passage of a rescission proposal, Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who doesn't shy away from bucking President Donald Trump, has indicated that he won't support it if it guts an AIDS relief program. The… Read more »