OMAHA, NE - Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement regarding the President's National emergency Declaration: "The use of a national emergency raises significant concerns as it encroaches on Article I of our Constitution. This act yields the President a wide swath of power, and has been used by previous administrations in the same situations – when Congress… Read more »

Bill Increases Information Sharing Between First Responders and Feds The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) first bill of the 116th Congress, H.R. 504, the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Field Engagement Accountability Act. The bill will help bolster the crucial partnership between DHS and the national fusion center network that works… Read more »

Representative Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced his committee assignments for the 116th Congress to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Agriculture Committee. The House Armed Services Committee’s oversight responsibilities include the full scope of operations performed by the Department of Defense as well as the national security functions of the Department of… Read more »

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 676 the bipartisan NATO Support Act, of which Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) is an original co-sponsor. The legislation reiterates strong Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful multinational military alliance in the world. The NATO Support Act asserts the… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced H.R. 504, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Field Engagement Accountability Act, which requires the DHS Secretary to develop a department-wide plan for engagement with fusion centers. Original cosponsors of this bipartisan bill include: Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and… Read more »

Today Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) called for compromise so that we can open the rest of government, rationally respond to the dysfunction we now have at our broken border, and confront the growing humanitarian crisis that is getting worse with each week. “Customs and Border Protection are requesting 234 miles of physical barrier to be strategically placed along our 2,000 mile… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) today stood on the side of national security and our nation’s Border Patrol by voting no on two funding bills offered by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats. Neither bill included funding for enhanced border security measures, including a wall in specific areas, as requested by the Border Patrol. “Speaker Pelosi is offering zero compromise… Read more »

President Donald Trump is declaring victory against the Islamic State group in a new White House video explaining his sudden decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. Trump says in the video, "We have won against ISIS." And he says, "Now it's time for our troops to come back home." Officials announced Wednesday Trump would be pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, sparking alarm… Read more »

Omaha, NE - Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement regarding recent Russian aggression against Ukraine: "Russia once again is using military force and intimidation against its neighbor, Ukraine. The attacks on Ukraine’s Navy are typical of the bully Vladimir Putin, and are a continuation of Russian aggression we saw in Crimea and in the Donetsk region. This is… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: “With yesterday’s passage of the 2019 Defense Appropriations Act prior to the end of the fiscal year, the Department of Defense will begin the fiscal year with a funded annual budget for the first time in… Read more »