FAIRBANKS, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, today announced the eligibility of Alaska fishermen for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) newly formed Harvest Fuel Relief Program. The program, announced yesterday by USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, makes available $8 billion in relief from recent high […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), and Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, announced today that the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) has been awarded $249 million in federal funding through the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Fiscal Year 2025–2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to complete […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—Last week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced the Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2026. This legislation builds on Sen. Sullivan’s longstanding efforts to fulfill the federal government’s commitment to Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans by making additional federal lands available for allotment selection. The bill would immediately open approximately 3.7 […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today celebrated an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy of up to $150 million in Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to strengthen electrical transmission between Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The Alaska Energy Authority’s (AEA) Beluga-Healy Transmission Project will provide a […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, Congressman Nick Begich, and Governor Mike Dunleavy (all R-Alaska) today celebrated the White House announcement of a $54 billion investment by South Korea in the Alaska LNG project. Alaska LNG is among the first group of projects identified for strategic investment under the $350 billion investment package included […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)today attempted to pass the Alaska’s Right to Produce Act 2.0 on the Senate floor, but the legislation was blocked by Senate Democrats. Authored by Sen. Sullivan, the legislation would protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) leasing approvals and leases from future administrative reversals, establish a unit agreement system for coordinated development in […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today attempted to pass the Bycatch Reduction Act on the Senate floor, but the legislation was blocked by Senate Democrats. Authored by Sen. Sullivan, the comprehensive legislation would reduce bycatch, protect seafloor habitat, and strengthen transparency and accountability in federal fisheries management. […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today welcomed news that the Coast Guard has awarded a $315 million contract for the design and construction of a cutter mooring and new fuel pier at Coast Guard Base Kodiak. The Alaska congressional delegation helped secure the funding necessary for the […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today called for a temporary moratorium on the export of diesel products from the United States to help bring down prices for Alaskan and American consumers due to global supply disruptions. The senator proposes that the moratorium remain in place until the conflict in Iran comes to an end and energy […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, today welcomed the committee’s passage of his Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act. The legislation, introduced by Sullivan and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its regulations to account for how diesel engines actually […]