Press Releases
Senate Passes Coast Guard Authorization as Part of FY 2026 NDAA with Sullivan’s Alaska Priorities
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries Subcommittee, today celebrated the Senate’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2026. The legislation includes numerous provisions authored by Sen. Sullivan, many focused specifically on Alaska, and authorizes $15.5 billion in funding for the Coast Guard for FY 2026 and $17.2 billion for FY … Continue Reading
12.17.25
Final FY 2026 Defense Bill Includes 19 Sullivan Provisions, Prioritizes Alaska
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today celebrated the Senate’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $890 billion legislation (a nearly $12 billion increase over the baseline) includes 19 provisions and amendments offered by Sen. Sullivan, strongly supports U.S. service members and their families, incorporates a vast majority of Sen. Sullivan’s GOLDEN DOME missile defense legislation,… Continue Reading
12.16.25
Senate Passes 5-Year Extension for Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans Land Allotment Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), thanked their Senate colleagues today for passing legislation to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Program for an additional five years just days before the application period for the program was set to expire. The legislation, shepherded through the House by Congressman Begich in July, now heads to the President’s desk for his signature. “Tonight, the Senate was able to… Continue Reading
12.12.25
Sullivan Applauds Extension of Secure Rural Schools Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) praised the House of Representatives’ vote to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through 2026. This vote comes days after Sullivan and his Senate colleagues sent a letter to House leadership, calling for its passage. The SRS program lapsed at the end of 2023, substantially reducing payments to communities in Alaska that are surrounded by National Forests. The Secure Rural Schools Reauthor… Continue Reading
12.11.25
Sullivan Votes to Relieve Alaskans from Obamacare’s Outrageous Costs
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after voting to advance both the Republican health care proposal and the Democrat proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits. “Obamacare, the so-called Affordable Care Act, has not made health care more affordable. The law crashed Alaska’s health insurance market, dropping us from four insurers before Obamacare was enacted down to only one, eventually leaving us now with just two in… Continue Reading
12.10.25
Sullivan Secures Long Overdue Fix to SBA Rule for Small Business Contracting
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced today that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has formally implemented his long-sought fix to the “bona fide place of business” requirement, an unnecessary barrier that for years prevented small businesses from fairly competing for federal construction contracts. Under the updated policy, 8(a) firms will no longer need to establish a staffed physical office in a state prior to bidding on a federal contract. Instead, businesses will h… Continue Reading
12.04.25
Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse Legislation to Reauthorize Marine Debris Grant Programs
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representatives Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), celebrated the Senate’s recent unanimous passage of S. 3022, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marine debris programs to combat the worldwide crisis of trash enteri… Continue Reading
12.04.25
Senate Votes to Overturn Biden-Era Restrictions for Resource Development on Alaska’s Coastal Plain
WASHINGTON—Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn an unlawful and restrictive Record of Decision (ROD) for the Coastal Plain oil and gas program that the Biden administration imposed in December 2024. The Senate moved yesterday to begin debate on S.J. Res. 91, sponsored by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), before voting to pass H.J. Res. 131, from Congressman Nick Begich (also R-Alaska). The Senate moved the House resolution because it can go directly to the Pre… Continue Reading
12.02.25
Sullivan Leads Effort to Correct CCP’s Revisionist WWII History
WASHINGTON—To mark the shared sacrifices of the United States and Nationalist China (formally known as the Republic of China, whose government is now based in Taiwan) during World War II, the chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China(CECC)—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Chris Smith’s (R-N.J.)—announced a joint, bicameral effort to challenge the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) attempts to rewrite World War II history and claim undue credit for Allied victo… Continue Reading
12.01.25
Sullivan & Murkowski Celebrate Signing of Landmark Legislation to Address Substance Use and Mental Health
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) celebrated the signing of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 into law. This legislation expands programs to address substance use disorders and overdoses, and includes major priorities the delegation has long championed, including provisions of Bruce’s Law and the reauthorization of the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program. “Four years ago, S… Continue Reading
11.21.25
Murkowski, Sullivan React to Proposed Offshore Oil and Gas Program
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today issued the following statement after the Department of the Interior (Interior) released its Draft Proposed Program (DPP) for the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, which would guide offshore oil and gas lease sales in federal waters from 2026 to 2031. “Offshore energy is an important part of our nation’s energy supply and security, and we must have a well-reasoned plan in place to su… Continue Reading
11.20.25
Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce VISIT USA Act to Restore Brand USA Funding, Promote U.S. Tourism
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)—all members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee—have introduced the Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA (VISIT USA) Act to fully restore Brand USA’s funding in Fiscal Years (FY) 2026 and 2027. Brand USA is a public-private partnership charged with promoting America as a premier international travel destination and… Continue Reading
11.19.25
Sullivan Speaks at Hearing for Alaska Federal Judge Nominee Peterson
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced Aaron Christian Peterson, of Eagle River, Alaska, at his nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On November 12, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Peterson to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, which currently has two vacancies. Aaron Christian Peterson is a born-and-raised Alaskan and U.S. Air Force veteran who currently serves as senior assis… Continue Reading
11.17.25
Alaska Delegation Welcomes Repeal of Unlawful 2024 NPR-A Rule
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today issued the following statements after the Department of the Interior (Interior) repealed a rule the Biden administration imposed in 2024 as it sought to halt future development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducted “a thorough legal and policy review” of the 2024 NPR-A Rule earlier this year. In a new final rule that prin… Continue Reading
11.13.25
Sullivan, Lummis Introduce Legislation to Fix Onerous Cold Weather Roadblocks for Diesel Engines
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) recently introduced the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act to address Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions system malfunctions that can force diesel engines to shut down in extreme cold. Under current one-size-fits-all EPA regulations, trucks and heavy equipment are required to use emissions systems that can trigger engine shutdowns when diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)—which freezes at just 12 degrees Fahrenheit—… Continue Reading
11.12.25
Sullivan Celebrates End of the Schumer Shutdown
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) thanked his House colleagues who voted tonight on legislation the Senate passed earlier this week to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. On Monday, November 10, Sen. Sullivan voted with 59 of his Senate colleagues for a bipartisan continuing resolution to reopen and fund the federal government through January 30, 2026. Sen. Sullivan previously voted 14 times to keep the government open and to end the shutdown, which was spearheaded… Continue Reading
11.12.25
Sullivan Lauds Nomination of Peterson to Alaska’s Federal Bench
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement of his intent to nominate Aaron Christian Peterson to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. “I congratulate Aaron Peterson on being nominated to serve on the federal bench for the District of Alaska. I also want to thank President Trump and his team for working closely with my office and putting forward this outstanding nominee today,” said Sen. Sulliv… Continue Reading
11.11.25
VIDEO: Sen. Sullivan Recognizes Service & Sacrifice of America’s Veterans
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, released the following video message in recognition of Veterans Day. Below is a full transcript of Sen. Sullivan’s Veterans Day message. Greetings, Alaska, from Washington, D.C. on this Veterans Day. Thank you to all Alaskans for supporting our veterans and our military so much. This is a very important, meaningful day for our whole country, but especially for our state. Patriotism and milita… Continue Reading
11.09.25
Sullivan Statement on Vote to Reopen the Government
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today released the following statement after voting to advance legislation to reopen and fund the government, as he has done 14 previous times since the end of September. Senate Democrats have, until tonight, prevented the Senate from reaching the 60 votes necessary to advance legislation. Tonight’s vote was the first step in opening the government after 40 days of a shutdown led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Click here to watc… Continue Reading
11.08.25
ICYMI: Sen. Sullivan Reiterates Call to End Government Shutdown on KTUU
WASHINGTON—In an appearance on Alaska’s Political Pipeline on Alaska’s News Source on Thursday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) again called for his Senate Democratic colleagues to vote for the clean, bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to open the government in order to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), pay essential federal workers, and end the flight disruptions taking place across the country. In his interview with Wil Courtney, Sen. Sullivan highlighted the … Continue Reading