The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that aims to provide relief to businesses, governments and millions of Americans whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus crisis. Lawmakers voted early Saturday along party lines in the Democratic-controlled House, passing the measure by a vote of 219–212. The […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate Wednesday unanimously passed a bill extending access to naloxone, a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug. Senate Bill 70 allows the chief medical officer of the Department of Health and Social Services to continue issuing a statewide standing order for the prescription of naloxone. The chief medical officer currently has this […]
The Young Fishermen’s Development Act secures passage following an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote Washington, D.C. – Today, the Young Fishermen’s Development Act (H.R. 1240), legislation authored by Alaska Congressman Don Young, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 1240 addresses the longtime decline in younger Americans entering the commercial fishing industry. This legislation would […]
The House of Representatives passed emergency legislation Saturday to provide $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service as the country prepares for possible record numbers of mail-in votes during the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic. The vote of 257-150 would also roll back operational changes to the Postal Service that have slowed mail […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, with the support of Alaska Congressman Don Young, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6395 – the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 – legislation to set the annual budget for the Department of Defense. In addition to supplying needed funding for military expenditures, providing a […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature early this morning approved the state’s operating and capital budgets for the upcoming 2021 fiscal year, and emergency funding to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. House Bill 205 totals $4.74 billion in state unrestricted general funds. It holds operating expenses relatively flat at $4.62 billion; provides $120 million […]
House Bill 182 the latest step in ongoing Rape Kit Reform effort aimed at bringing justice to survivors JUNEAU – Tuesday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass a bill that would prevent a backlog of rape kits and help make sure victims of sexual assault see swift justice delivered against their […]
HB308 is a critical step to provide much-needed aid for those displaced by deadly virus JUNEAU – Monday, a bill that will make it easier for Alaskans facing economic impacts due to the outbreak of COVID-19 to access unemployment benefits cleared its final legislative hurdle. House Bill 308 passed the House of Representatives on […]