Washington – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03) are introducing bipartisan legislation, The Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024, that will reverse federal law to report medical payments on credit reports which will help individuals with debt to build their credit. Currently, medical debt negatively… Read more »

A new state historical marker honoring the heroism of an Omaha man serving during World War II in the Navy will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson area of Omaha. In 1942, Charles Jackson French risked his life in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific Ocean to save his fellow sailors from drowning after a Japanese attack sank their warship, the USS… Read more »

President & CEO of the United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC), endorses H.R.9353 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Palomarez states: “From the perspective of small businesses, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution would be healthy for our economy. Our federal deficit is making it increasingly… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and representatives from the City of Omaha to include Mayor Jean Stothert, the Nebraska Historical Society, the Great Plains Black History Museum, and the French Family, will unveil a historical marker recognizing Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French at the… Read more »

DeKALB –  NIU held its first Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series of the semester over Zoom. The webinar lecture featured Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb), an NIU alum and Air Force veteran and Scot Schraufnagel, a political science professor who has written five books on various political topics. The Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series Webinar was held at 5 p.m. Thursday, over Zoom. Bacon… Read more »

Washington – Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE-02) bipartisan bill H.R. 8621, Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2024, was passed by the House of Representatives today as part of H.R. 9076, Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act, introduced by Reps. Darin LaHood and Danny Davis. H.R. 9076 delivers the most significant reforms to Title IV-B of the Social Security Act since… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) has introduced H.R. 9465, Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act. This bill will amend the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code of 1986 to establish an above-the-line tax deduction for seniors.  H.R. 9465 establishes a temporary five-year deduction for seniors in the amount of $25,000 annually. The allowable… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) have introduced H.R. 9431, the Hostage Private Debt Tax Freedom Act. H.R. 9431 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude forgiven debt of individuals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad. Examples include credit card debt that is forgiven. This would typically be taxed… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today responded to the announcement that Nebraska nonprofits and houses of worship will receive $11.4 million from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), and Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program. “Nonprofits and houses of worship have a way of serving our communities in ways the government… Read more »

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress returns from the campaign trail on Monday to face a month-end government funding deadline, but election-year politics will still be at the forefront as Republicans seek to use the process to advance a voting bill backed by Donald… Read more »