| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday December 22, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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FY 2025 Defense Authorization Includes 28 Sullivan Provisions, Historic Troop Pay Raise & $723 Million in Military Projects for Alaska
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted with 84 of his Senate colleagues today to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $895 billion legislation includes 28 provisions authored by Sen. Sullivan and authorizes more than $723 million in military construction for Alaska.
"The National Defense Authorization Act is one of th
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Murkowski Praises Alaska Provisions in Water Resource Development Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
This week, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) supported S.4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development of 2024, which overwhelmingly passed the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan vote of 97-1. The legislation authorizes projects to construct and improve new ports, harbors, and waterways across the country, while also installing a series of policy changes at the Army Corps of Engineers aimed at accelerating
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Murkowski Supports Alaska Guardsmen and Alaska Service Members in National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted in favor of S.4638 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA FY25), which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 85-14. This year's NDAA authorizes $923.3 billion for national defense, with $878.4 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD) and $33.4 billion for national security programs within the Department of Energy (DOE). Significantly, it
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Schatz, Sen. Murkowski: One Indian Affairs Bill Set to Become Law, Two More Head to House for Further Consideration
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, released the following statements on Senate passage of H.R. 663, Native American Child Protection Act, which is set to become law, and the following two bills, which head to the House for further
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Sullivan Secures Wins for Alaska in Major Water Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, celebrated the Senate's passage last night of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 and the Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024. The legislation features key victories for Alaska, including reauthorization of and fu
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Warren, Murkowski Call for Study to Support Tribal Child Welfare
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study into child abuse and neglect in indigenous communities to help inform Congress' work to support Tribal child welfare programs.
Historically, American Indian (AI) and Alaskan Native (AN) communities have been subjected to trauma by the United States government.
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