WASHINGTON – Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), alongside Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO-06), John James (R-MI-10), Doug Lamborn (R-CO-05), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-02), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07) introduced H.R 3392, the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act. This legislation prevents the closure of Air National Guard fighter squadrons at a time when pilot and maintenance… Read more »

Welcome to the Bacon Brief! As you know, our district boundaries changed this year, and the 2nd District now includes all of Douglas and Saunders County, and the western part of Sarpy County. I like to send a newsletter to my constituents 1-2 times a month to let them know what we are working on in DC and what is going… Read more »

Bacon Votes to Secure Border “Our border is hard broke…”  Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement regarding his yes vote on H.R. 2 the Secure the Border Act of 2023: “Our border is hard broke under this Administration. A thousand migrants died last year crossing the border, nearly 100,000 Americans died from Fentanyl, and half of the women coming to the United… Read more »

Elliott Equipment Company (Elliott)and AEM hosted United States Representative Don Bacon (R-Neb.) for an I Make America event at Elliott's Omaha facility. I Make America, AEM’s national grassroots campaign, is the voice of the 2.3 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry who make the equipment that build, power, and feed the world. “Elliott… Read more »

Rep. Bacon Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Disabled Veterans   WASHINGTON, DC— Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), alongside Rep. Pappas (NH-01), introduced the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act. H.R. 2818 would increase the amount of funding available to disabled veterans for improvements and structural alterations provided to them by the Department of Veteran Affairs for… Read more »

Bacon Provides More Details on Biden Zeroing Out Bomb Sniffing Program Biden Zeroed Out Program in FY’24 Budget Request   Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) is hearing more from law enforcement in Douglas County and Omaha about a crucial program for them being zeroed out by President Bien in his budget request- The Canine Reimbursement Program, which provides funds for local… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that seeks to improve and expand maternal postpartum health under the Medicaid program. “As a husband, father, and grandfather, I recognize the importance of supporting postpartum women,” Rep. Bacon said on April 26. “Our care for women should extend to postpartum recovery, to ensure that they are living without pain or… Read more »

It is a story we continue to follow — members of the military who are unable to pay the bills, or even put food on the table. The latest government statistics show around one-in-four armed service members have suffered from some form of food insecurity lately.That means around 286,000 members of our armed forces have struggled at least some point in the last few years to put… Read more »

Bacon, Strickland Introduce Bill to Help Military Life Insurance Keep Pace with Economic Trends   WASHINGTON – Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) today introduced the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for changes in… Read more »

Rep. Bacon Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Postpartum Women   WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), alongside Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At Large), Terri Sewell (D-AL-070), Susan Wild (D-PA-07), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), reintroduced H.R.2480, the Optimizing Postpartum… Read more »