WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Savanna's Act, a bill named after Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-old pregnant member of the Spirit Lake Tribe and Fargo resident who was murdered in 2017. Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R, N.D.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, is a cosponsor of Savanna's Act and voted for its approval. "Congress must do more to address violence against   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Congressman Armstrong serves on the House Judiciary Committee * * * U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led 37 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Justice to review whether a criminal defendant received a "trial penalty" as the President considers clemency petitions. Trial penalties are the sentenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: At a recent congressional hearing, Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) praised the effectiveness of Good Neighbor Authority in promoting forest health and called for more action to improve the resiliency of federal forests. Gianforte hailed efforts to boost forest management through Good Neighbor Authority (GNA), which allows the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to partner with state and local governments to   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced he is cosponsoring S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act. Introduced by Colorado Senator Cory Gardner and endorsed by President Trump, this bipartisan bill includes the Restore Our Parks Act, which addresses the maintenance backlog across the National Parks Service including at Theodore Roosevel  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, applauded steps taken this week by the Interior Department to provide clarity for North Dakota landowners with Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wetland easements. His remarks came during a floor speech today on reining in the bureaucracy. "The Interior Department has beg  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on passage of Savanna's Act: "Senate passage of Savanna's Act is long overdue. I thank my colleagues for supporting our legislation which seeks to combat violence against the most vulnerable members of the Native American community. "I urge my colleagues in the House to move swiftly and make this the law of the land soon." Senator Cramer helped introduce this legislation in January of 2019. The Senator   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the passage of Savanna's Act: "Senate passage of Savanna's Act is long overdue. I thank my colleagues for supporting our legislation which seeks to combat violence against the most vulnerable members of the Native American community. I urge my colleagues in the House to move swiftly and make this the law of the land soon." Senator Cramer helped introduce this legislation in January of 2019. The Senator  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, issued the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) establishing procedures providing clarity to landowners with wetland easements: "Defending private property owners from an intrusive federal government is one of my highest priorities. North Dakota land  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $210,000 to the Tri-County Regional Development Council to serve the following counties: Divide, McKenzie and Williams. These funds will benefit the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) to strengthen the regiona  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- 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' Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $1,405,277 to Northland Health Partners Community Health Center. "Community health centers are important for helping ensure health care access in rural areas and for low-income households, and today's funds w  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Thanks Secretary Bernhardt for His Support on FWS Appeals Process, TRNP Maintenance, USGS Study & Oakes Test Site Transfer * * * At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven discussed with Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt their shared efforts to advance North Dakota's priorities, thanking the secretary for working with  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 9: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released guidance to finalize an administrative process to appeal wetlands maps and resolve questions regarding compliance with wetlands easements. Further, the agency has dire  more

RICHARDTON, North Dakota, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Secured North Dakota's Regulatory Primacy over Class VI Wells, Supporting PCOR, CarbonSAFE & 45Q Tax Credit to Advance Development of Commercially-Viable CCUS * * * Senator John Hoeven announced that Red Trail Energy will begin the drilling of a stratigraphic well, designed with the intent to be permitted as a Class VI injection well and used to sequester carbon dioxide   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Cosponsored & Helped Advance Legislation as Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee * * * Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued the following statement after helping secure U.S. Senate passage ofSavanna's Act, legislation he cosponsored that requires reporting on missing and murdered Native Americans. The bill, which is named for Savann  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after securing unanimous Senate approval for two Indian bills - the Savanna's Act and Not Invisible Act: "We worked to secure Senate approval for these bills, which will ensure that communities and law enforcement are able to better respond to cases of missing and murdered Native Americans. "By increasing protections for missing and murdered native peoples,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer this week cosponsored bipartisan legislation to help increase access to respirators during the current coronavirus outbreak. The Health Care Workforce Protection Act, which was introduced by Senator Deb Fischer, would help ensure that manufacturers and distributors can produce Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved respirators, which are necessary  more