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.… Read more »

Hello friends, House Republicans are committed to getting wages climbing faster than inflation and dealing with the federal debt crisis. I was a part of the House GOP Leaders meeting with President Trump on Feb. 6 and believe we have made some progress but expect some more work to come. We need to extend the Tax Cuts… Read more »

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… Read more »

Rep. Bacon: Enough talking about defense innovation. It’s time to make choices and move out. In an exclusive op-ed, Rep. Don Bacon says Congress, industry and the executive branch need to stop hiding behind the word "innovation" and start actually producing systems. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/rep-bacon-enough-talking-about-defense-innovation-its-time-to-make-choices-and-move-out/  Read more »

Former Nebraska Congressman Brad Ashford honored at VA clinic he helped build OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Former and the late congressman Brad Ashford was honored Thursday. Ashford was recognized for his work with veterans including the passing of the CHIP IN for Vets Act which he helped pass in 2016. It was responsible for the construction of the much needed VA Ambulatory Care… Read more »

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon confident in FAA investigation after deadly midair plane crash WASHINGTON — Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon sent his condolences to the families grieving the loss of all the passengers, crew members and soldiers that lost their lives in a deadly collision near Washington, D.C. on Wednesday… Read more »

Former congressman Brad Ashford honored with room dedication at Omaha VA facility           By: KMTV Staff Posted 5:43 PM, Jan 30, 2025   and last updated 11:18 AM, Jan 31, 2025 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Long time, Omaha-area public servant Brad Ashford was honored Thursday at the VA… Read more »

Nebraska congressman says there needs to be a ‘balanced’ approach with immigration enforcement https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/nebraska-congressman-says-there-needs-to-be-a-balanced-approach-with-immigration-enforcement/ Read more »

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 enacted bills introduced by Bacon to 38 since he became a member of the House of… Read more »

Bacon Introduces Five Bills to Ease Taxes for Americans Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that he re-introduced five bills from last session that directly address the tax burdens suffered by so many Americans: H.R. 561:  Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025:  This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain… Read more »