In the last two weeks, House lawmakers have proposed huge increases to junior enlisted pay, monthly bonuses for those servicemembers to help deal with inflation, and new reforms to boost housing and assistance stipends to ensure their families don’t face financial struggles.
But even more proposals for those troops may be on the way in months to come.
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Issues like housing costs, child care, pay and medical care are making it harder for the U.S. military to find and keep people who want to serve in the armed forces, said Rep. Don Bacon, who is a military veteran.
Now the Nebraska Republican is the chair of a new House Armed Services Committee panel charged with finding ways of improving the quality of life for military service… Read more »
Two Air Force veterans from opposite sides of the political aisle will chair a new House Armed Services Committee panel on quality of life issues affecting military families and service members.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retired USAF brigadier general and RC-135 pilot, chairs the panel, while Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.) a former engineer and program manager in the missile… Read more »
Bacon Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) was appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. The Council acts as the board of trustees for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which serves as the nation’s memorial to those who died during the Holocaust and as an institution for… Read more »
Nebraska, and the nation, had their eyes on a Nebraska legend Wednesday morning.
A bronze statue of author and Nebraska native Willa Cather was unveiled at the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Represenatives Adrian Smith, Don Bacon and Mike Flood, and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts were among… Read more »
A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA).
DOHSA was enacted in 1920 and allowed for wrongful death action suits for workers that died in international waters. The law was amended in 2000 to allow the same for family members of airline passengers who died in international waters. Supporters of this new bill to amend DOHSA again say the 2000… Read more »
Bacon, Matsui, Scanlon, Van Drew Introduce Bipartisan Bill Holding Cruise Ship Operators Accountable for Wrongful Passenger Deaths
WASHINGTON– Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05), and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02) introduced H.R. 3788, Hammers’ Law, last week. The legislation would amend the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) to hold cruise ship… Read more »
The state’s largest farm organization, as well as members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation, are cheering actions taken by the Biden administration to challenge Mexico’s ban on genetically modified white corn.
On Friday, U.S. trade representatives announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over that country’s proposed ban on GMO… Read more »
The United States has requested formal dispute settlement consultations with Mexico regarding GMO corn.
U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai made the announcement Friday, seeking assistance under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
“The United States has repeatedly conveyed its concerns that Mexico’s biotechnology policies are not… Read more »
BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) — On Friday afternoon, there was a picnic at Bellevue Berry Farm to show appreciation for Offutt's military personnel and families.
It happened this afternoon at Bellevue Berry Farm about 12,000 people were invited, including Gov. Jim Pillen and Congressmen Don Bacon and Mike Flood.
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