Bacon, Fischer, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Foster Care Legislation Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7419, the Foster Care Stabilization Act, to provide children in pre-placement foster care with better access to essential supplies like… Read more »

House blows open gates on tariff war   The House is now going to have open season on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump suffered a serious political blow Tuesday night when the House voted down a rule blocking members from offering resolutions to end the numerous tariffs the president has levied since returning to office. GOP Reps. Don Bacon (Neb.), Thomas Massie… Read more »

Bacon Announces Winners of 2025 Congressional App Challenge Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, a nationwide competition for students in middle and high school to explore coding, computer science, and careers in STEM fields. Established by Congress in 2014, the challenge… Read more »

Bacon Announces Nebraska Priorities and National Security Investments Included in Bipartisan FY26 Defense Appropriations Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced the inclusion of more than $508 million in critical Nebraska priorities and $233 million in other defense and national security priorities he supported in the Defense Appropriations section of the FY26… Read more »

Bacon Announces Nebraska Priorities Included in Bipartisan FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that more than $21 million for several key Nebraska projects and funding priorities were included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) section of the FY26 Consolidated… Read more »

Bacon, Bera, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Access to General Surgery in Underserved Communities Bipartisan legislation directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study and designate general surgery shortage areas WASHINGTON – Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Scott Peters (CA-50), and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) introduced… Read more »

Let states fix backlogs and serve families faster by Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.), opinion contributors Applicants should not face delays when seeking benefits through SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) or Medicaid. The government should meet people where they are, especially in moments of need. Americans deserve service that is quick, accurate and fair. We’ve… Read more »

Bacon, Nebraska Delegation Introduces Hal Daub Freeway Renaming Act Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced the Hal Daub Freeway Renaming Act, bipartisan legislation to designate a portion of I-680 in Omaha as the Hal Daub Freeway, honoring the longtime Nebraska public servant and community leader.  The Hal Daub Freeway Renaming Act is introduced… Read more »

Bacon, Gallego, Murkowski, and Khanna Introduce Sense of Congress Affirming the United States' Partnership with Denmark and Greenland Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) today joined Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) in introducing a Sense of Congress bill affirming the United States’ partnership with Denmark and… Read more »

Bacon, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Prohibiting a U.S. Invasion of a NATO Member State Washington – Last night, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Chairman Don Bacon (R-NE), Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA), Danish Caucus Co-Chair Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Lead Democrat for the U.S. Delegation to the NATO… Read more »