WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on Sept. 19, 2024, for the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act (S. 1088): * * * S. 1088 would authorize a land exchange between North Dakota and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) if the state relinquishes to the Department of the Interior (DOI) land that is at least partially within the boundaries of any Indian reservation. Under the bill, land exchanged would need to be of substantially equal valu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for media resources.*** BISMARCK, N.D. The North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) held a Change of Command Ceremony today to transfer command leadership from Major General Alan Dohrmann to Brigadier General Mitchell Johnson. Johnson now serves as Adjutant General of the NDNG and Director of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES). As Adjutant General, Johnson will lead the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) held a hearing today to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General Randall Reed to be Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson to be Commander of United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). TRANSCOM is a unified c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a budget shortfall of nearly $15 billion in July, representing the largest budget shortfall the VA has experienced. This includes $2.88 billion relating to compensation, pension, and readjustment benefit payments at the Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA), and another $11.97 billion in me  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The United States and Canada share the longest international border in the world, spanning 5,525 miles with 120 land ports of entry. Last year, northern border communities saw a significant increase in apprehensions, and encounters at the northern border in April increased 1,240% compared to April of 2021. The U.S. Border Patrol Swanton Sector in New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont experienced 15,000   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began implementing a revised dog importation regulation in August applied to all canines crossing into the United States. The updated rule requires airlines to issue an air waybill for all dogs, including service and hand-carried dogs, and would prevent families from traveling with puppies under the age of six months. Military and diplomatic families  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown on supporting Israel and Ukraine, and the importance of updating U.S. forces and developing new capabilities to ensure the U.S. has the tools and resources necessary to keep the nation safe. Hoeven stressed the role of nuclear modernization and developing new unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies in d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: EMERADO, N.D. Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured an $11.6 million grant to establish a fire station serving Grand Sky and the Grand Forks Air Force Base. As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to advance the award under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP), which the senator has supported through annual appropriations legislation. Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court temporarily blocked the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing its natural gas venting and flaring rule. The ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by the State of North Dakota, along with Montana, Texas, Wyoming and Utah. Hoeven has pressed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the service of Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Johnson, a Hurdsfield, North Dakota native who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of Johnson, 24,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to calls from Hoeven and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, led by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), to reevaluate and exempt volunteer fire departments from parts of a proposed rule that would put burdensome regulations on volunteer fire departments across the country. Earlie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Ashley and Ellendale on Monday, September 30. "Since it's not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them," said Cramer. "Having members of my staff in Ashley and Elle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award of $222,016 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation through the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program. This award will address damages from a weather event on April 10, 2023, which caused significant overland and riverine flooding resulting from snow events. *** Original text here: https://www  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced an award of $777,850 to the University of North Dakota for the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MPATTC). The MPATTC provides training to support the adoption of evidence-based practices for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services. *** Original text here: https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced a $1,600,000 investment in North Dakota State University (NDSU) to support research pertaining to the economics of markets and trade. Specifically, the award will be distributed to the following projects at NDSU: $800,000 to support a project assessing the resilience of the supply chain syst  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced an award of $921,663.50 to the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This funding will support the renovation of approximately 23 campsites at Fort Ransom State Park by upgrading electrical services from 30 to 50 ampere capacity. Water hydrants will also be installed at the campsites. Since 1965, the NPS  more