Bacon to introduce bill to give tariff authority back to Congress   Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon plans to introduce legislation to give Congress the control over tariffs it deferred to the president nearly a century ago. Bacon will introduce the bill on Monday, the Republican told KETV. The bill is identical to what Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley introduced in the Senate last… Read more »

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Rep. Don Bacon says he has "beginning support" for measure to claw back authority over tariffs Rep. Don Bacon tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that a measure to claw back Congress' authority over trade is beginning to get support from both parties after President Trump implemented widespread global tariffs. Read more »

Firing of top cyber general ‘sets back’ US military and intel operations, makes America ‘less safe,’ lawmakers of both parties say “General Tim Haugh is an outstanding leader and was doing a superb job at Cyber Command and National Security Agency. He was fired with no public explanation. This action sets back our Cyber and Signals Intelligence operations,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska,… Read more »

Dear friend, This past week was filled with hearings, classified briefings, votes, introduction of legislation, and meetings with constituent advocacy groups and military leaders. On Wednesday, President Trump signed the most sweeping global tariffs plan in a century. Nebraska is the 5th largest… Read more »

Bacon, Huffman, and Van Hollen Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Fully Fund Special Education   Washington – Today, U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reintroduced the bicameral IDEA Full Funding Act to ensure all children with disabilities can access a free, high-quality public education.In… Read more »

Bacon’s bill would give retired, off-duty law enforcement more concealed carry rights Qualified retired and off-duty law enforcement officers would receive extended concealed carry privileges for their firearms under a bipartisan bill recently offered by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). The congressman on March 21 sponsored the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA) of 2025,… Read more »

'We'd like to have them back': Congressman Don Bacon pushes to restore weather balloon operations Congressman Don Bacon joins the fight for answers after the suspension of weather balloon operations in the Omaha area. It's been nearly two weeks since the National Weather Service's announcement of the change, and last week, during his tele-town hall, Bacon had multiple people… Read more »

Legislation to extend concealed carry privileges to law enforcement officers reintroduced U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said their legislation extending concealed carry privileges to law enforcement officers would improve public safety and offer real solutions to terrorism and mass… Read more »

Bacon and Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA)  Offers Real Solutions to Terrorism and Mass Shootings Washington – Recently, Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) introduced H.R.2243, The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA). The bipartisan LEOSA Reform Act will improve… Read more »