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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Dakota Newsletter for Sunday July 05, 2020 ( 13 items )  

Reps Speier, DeGette, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Protect Privacy in Contact Tracing Technology
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Debbie Dingell (MI-15) introduced legislation to ensure Americans can confidently use technology for contact tracing of COVID-19 knowing their data are secure and privacy is respected. The Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2020 would provide grants to states that choose to use technology as part of contact tracing efforts for  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces CARES Act Funding for Projects at Three North Dakota Airports
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 30: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded funding to three North Dakota airports. Today's grants include funding made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act with in  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces FAA Funding for UAS Research in North Dakota
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $782,115 to the Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) to research unmanned aerial systems (UAS) detect and avoid capabilities. This research will be conducted through the Northern Plains UAS Test Sit  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces Funding for Turtle Mountain Community College
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of Family Assistance has awarded $1,717,460 to Turtle Mountain Community College. This funding will be used to support the Health Education Access through Rural Training (HEART) Project which  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces More Than $2 Million in Head Start Funding
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 2: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,153,419 to the Towner-Granville-Upham (TGU) School District #60 and $1,114,033 to the Community Action Partnership, Inc. in Dickinson. Today's grant awards were made available through the Office of Head Start at HHS and will be used to promo  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces More Than $9.5 Million in Funding From FEMA to North Dakota
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $9.5 million in funding to North Dakota to support homeland security efforts. Details are as follows: * $4,287,500 from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) will be used to support efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against and respond to ac  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces Preparedness and Response Funding for North Dakota Department of Health
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has awarded $1,071,922 to the North Dakota Department of Health for their Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement. This funding is in addition to previous funds awarded by the ASPR Ho  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces Research Funds to North Dakota State University
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded funding to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for two research projects. Details are as follows. * $49,250 to enhance research and extension programs on beef cattle production systems and develop improv  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces Two HHS Grants to Support Research at NDSU, Update Food Regulatory Standards
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants to North Dakota entities. * North Dakota State University (NDSU) will receive $145,000 to conduct research regarding the detection of pancreatic cancer. * North Dakota Department of Health will receive $69,000 to support efforts to update the  more

Sen. Hoeven: FAA Releases Funding for Three North Dakota Airports
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 29: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized grant awards and released funding to three North Dakota airports. Today's Airport Improvement Program (AIP) supplemental grants were previously announced by Hoe  more

Senate Indian Affairs Committee Issues Testimony From North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Scott J. Davis, executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, at a hearing entitled "Evaluating the Response and Mitigation to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Native Communities": on July 1: My name is Scott J. Davis, a proud member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and descendent of the Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa. My Lakota name is Oksate' Tawa'-His Celebration. I greet you all today with a  more

Sens. Hoeven, Boozman, Smith, Sinema Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 2: Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced the Flexible Financing for Rural America Act, legislation that would allow electric cooperatives and small, rural telecommunications providers to refinance their Rural Utilities Service (RUS) debt at current market rates without penalty. By taking advantage of today's lower interest  more

Sens. Hoeven, Cramer, Rep. Armstrong: Oakes Test Area Title Transfer to Be Final After 90-Day Congressional Review
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, along with Senator Kevin Cramer and Representative Kelly Armstrong, announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has notified Congress of its intent to transfer the title of the Oakes Test Area to the Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District (DSID). This begins the 90-day Congressional review period, after which the transfer will be final and the facility will be owned and operated b  more