WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023 (H.R. 6285): * * * The bill would * Repeal temporary suspensions of oil and gas exploration and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) * Reverse the withdrawal of federal land in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf from offshore oil and gas leasing * Reinstate canceled oil and gas leases in ANWR Estimated budgetary effects would mainly st  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Legislation is Supported by Oscar-Winning Actress Halle Berry, Champion of Efforts to Raise Awareness About Menopause Care Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined her colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Advancing Menopause and Mid-Life Women's Health Act, led by Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Amy Klobu  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) sent a letter urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to implement key provisions of their bipartisan Savanna's Act--which was signed into law alongside the Not Invisible Act in October 2020--to help combat the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). The commission created by the Not Invisible Ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation Subcommittee, secured numerous provisions in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024. The legislation passed in the Senate by a vote of 84-4 and reauthorizes the FAA through 2028. It now proceeds to the House for final passage before the President signs it into law. "Aviation is as   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (West Virginia) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) announced today their plans to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the NEPA Phase II Final Rule. "The NEPA Phase II rule is a blatant violation of the actual bipartisan agreement that we negotiated and President Biden signed into la  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today voted in favor of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, legislation that will improve traveler safety while addressing the unique needs of the FAA Alaska Region. The bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) through Fiscal Year 2028, providing policy direction, certainty, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) introduced the Enhancing Native Elders' Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect (Native ELDER) Act legislation that will improve federal programs and services for Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian Elders. The legislation will be introduced in May, in light of the national observance of Older Americans Month, a t  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), pressing the Department to expedite their efforts to finalize implementation of Savanna's Act. The letter listed specific questions aimed at clarifying the DOJ's efforts to implement the law. The letter also strongly encourages the DOJ to take into consideration the recently released recomme  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Fort Knox, Alaska - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement on Alaska Mining Day. "Alaska Mining Day is an opportunity to recognize the mining industry's importance to both our state and our nation. "We're fortunate to have several major mines in Alaska, from Red Dog to Usibelli to Greens Creek. Those projects support thousands of high-paying jobs, hundreds of millions  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: On May 10, Alaska Mining Day, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) celebrated House passage of H.R. 2925, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV-02) and co-led by Rep. Peltola, passed the U.S. House 216-195 on Wednesday. "So much of what Americans increasingly rely on for day-to-day life requires rare earth minerals - from our iPhones to  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following statement on May 8, 2024: * * * Today, following Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's call to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) released the following statement: "The last time party infighting created days of Speaker votes, I had to leave my family while we were grieving the loss of my late husband and getting our affairs in order. An outsized proportion of Alaska's economy is de  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act. The legislation would prevent the Department of Energy from establishing energy efficiency standards that raise costs for consumers. "Alaskans can't afford to be picky about their energy or appliances, especially when energy efficiency goes down in extreme cold temperatures,  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in sending a letter   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- 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, led a roundtable discussion, titled "Roundtable on the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission's Report on Native Children," to hear directly from the Commission and child welfare experts  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) introduced the Enhancing Native Elders' Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect (Native ELDER) Act legislation that will improve federal programs and services for Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian Elders. The legislation will be introduced in May,  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA--U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (both R-Alaska) today introduced the fentanyl awareness campaign, "One Pill Can Kill - Alaska," to combat the increase in fentanyl-related deaths across Alaska and the country. The public awareness campaign examines where fentanyl is coming from, where and how it is being sold, the dangers of the drug, how it impacts Alaska communiti  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a bipartisan coalition of Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to strongly oppose the International Criminal Court's (ICC) potential legal action targeting Israel's right to defend itself against terrorists seeking its destruction following the October 7, 2023 atrocities committed by Hamas. Sena  more