WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case, Moylan Lead Measures To Relieve Crushing Burden Of Jones Act On Cost Of Living For Island And Other Non-Contiguous Parts Of U.S Their legislative proposals would amend a century-old federal law that creates crippling monopolies on shipping lifelines for island jurisdictions and Alaska (Washington, DC) - U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D-HI-01) and U.S. Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) are leading re-intr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Commerce Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Coast Guard Reauthorization Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. The bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10926) on Feb. 12, 2025, by Asian policy analyst Maria A. Blackwood. Here are excerpts: * * * Mongolia Overview Mongolia is a landlocked country that shares borders with two powerful neighbors, Russia and the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China). With a population of about 3.3 million and a land area slightly smaller than Alaska, Mongolia is the most sparsely inhabited c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12905) on Feb. 11, 2025, by housing policy analyst Katie Jones. Here are excerpts: * * * The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) American Indians and Alaska Natives living in tribal areas face a number of housing challenges. These include a greater incidence of housing problems--such as overcrowded or physically inadequate housing--than the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12881) on Feb. 11, 2025, by natural resources policy specialists Mark K. DeSantis and Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * Trump Administration Actions: Geographic Naming On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14172, "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness," to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, return the name   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Begich Applauds House Passage of the Midnight Rules Relief Act to Overturn Biden's Lame-Duck Regulatory Onslaught WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 12, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) voted in favor of H.R. 77, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which streamlines the Congressional review process and ensures that Congress can efficiently roll back these eleventh-hour rules and pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Begich Joins Alaska Delegation, DOT Secretary and NTSB Chair in Press Conference on Aviation Safety in Alaska WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 12, 2025 - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) joined members of the Alaska Delegation, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy for a press conference discuss  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Nelson N. Angapak Sr., vice president emeritus of the Alaska Federation of Natives, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing on the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act (H.R. 410): * * * My name is Nelson N. Angapak, Sr, Vice President Emeritus, Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN). I officially retired from active duty at AFN on June 30, 2013, but have  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following written testimony by A.C. Locklear, interim CEO for the National Indian Health Board, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing on the Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act (H.R. 741): * * * Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, on behalf of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the 574+ sovereign federally recognized Am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing on the Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act (H.R. 741): * * * Thank you, Chairman Hurd and Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, for allowing me to waive on for this significant hearing. And thank you to our witnesses, for traveling to D.C. and testifying on the important issues before the committee to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Hurd's First Gavel In As Chairman on Indian and Insular Affairs Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03) gaveled in his first hearing as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. Click here or above to watch the clip. "I am honored to serve as the new Chairman of the Subcommittee and I look forward to working with our American Indian, Alaska Native, and Insula  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Alaska Federation of Natives Thanks Congressman Begich for Advancing Crucial Legislation Last week, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) publicly thanked U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) for his leadership in advancing critical pieces of legislation for Alaska. H.R. 42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, and H.R. 43, the Alaska Native Village Mun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Sullivan leads Alaska Delegation, Sec. of Transportation, and NTSB Chair in Press Conference on Alaska Aviation Safety WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, led a press conference with Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Nick Begich (both R-Alaska), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and Na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * MURKOWSKI CALLS ON OMB TO ENSURE TRIBES ARE NOT IMPACTED BY EXECUTIVE ORDERS U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, yesterday sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), urging them to immediately issue a memorandum directing all federal agencies to ensure that Indian Tribes and the rel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ LEAD ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS MEETING TO RECOGNIZE MURKOWSKI AS CHAIRMAN AND SCHATZ AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF SCIA U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, held an Organizational Business Meeting to formally recogni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Schatz Lead Organizational Business Meeting to Recognize Murkowski as Chairman and Schatz as Vice Chairman of SCIA WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, held an Organizational Business Meeting to formall  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ LEAD OVERSIGHT HEARING TO EXAMINE NATIVE COMMUNITIES' PRIORITIES FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led an Oversight Hearing to examine Native Communities' priori  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Schatz Lead Oversight Hearing to Examine Native Communities' Priorities for the 119th Congress Contact: Hannah Ray (Murkowski) at hannah_ray@indian.senate.gov Mike Inacay (Schatz) at press@indian.senate.gov Murkowski, Schatz Oversight Hearing to Examine Native Communities' Priorities for the 119th Congress Washington, DC - U.S. Senator   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski: "It's Denali." Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced legislation that would officially designate North America's highest mountain as Denali, the name bestowed by Alaska's Koyukon Athabascans. The bill would require that any reference in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, or other records refer to the mountain as Denali. "In Alaska, it's Denali," Senator Mur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * NORTHCOM Commander Recommends Reopening Adak Base, Bolstering Homeland Missile Defense WASHINGTON --In response to questions posed yesterday by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), General Gregory Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), endorsed the idea of reopening the long-shutt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Policy Experts Agree: Significant Infrastructure Investments Needed in America's Arctic--Alaska Sen. Sullivan Highlights Escalating Incursions by Adversaries Near Alaska WASHINGTON --Several Arctic policy experts at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) testified strongly this week in support of increasing infrastructure investments in Alaska, which constitu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examine Native Communities' Priorities for the 119th Congress" at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2025, at 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * The Honorable Mark Macarro, President, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC * The Honorable William Smith, Chairperson / Alaska Area Representative, Valdez Native Tribe / National Indian Health Board, Washington DC * The  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Announces Extended Deadline for FY26 Appropriations Requests Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced an extended deadline for appropriations requests from Alaskans for programmatic and Congressional Directed Spending for the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). The appropriations request portal on her website opened on January 3, 2025, and will now remain open unti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Legislation Strengthens U.S./Israel Alliance, Reinstates "Peace Through Strength" Policies in the Middle East WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), introduced a package of three bills focused on promoting stability and security in the Middle East: the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act, the United States-Israel Defense Partnership   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Murkowski, and Schatz Introduce Legislation for Quality Rural Health Care WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), introduced the Save Our Lone Emergency Services (SOLES) Act and the Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act this week to increase Medicare reimbursement for rural hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii. His  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Shaheen Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter Censorship in China and Promote Free Expression for Chinese Citizens WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced the Informing a Nation with Free, Open, and Reliable Media (INFORM) Act to improve access to independent information and advance  more