WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Armed Services Committee, with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) support, passed out of committee bipartisan legislation to authorize $750 billion in critical defense spending for Fiscal Year 2020. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes 30 provisions and amendments introduced by Senator Sullivan that will directly impact Alaska—including advancing military capabilities […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined his Senate colleagues today in passing S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation introduced by Senators Thune (R-SD) and Markey (D-MA) that Sullivan cosponsored. The bipartisan legislation would provide regulators […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mark Warner, D-Va., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, today introduced the United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019. This legislation would establish U.S. policy for the commercial deployment and security of Fifth Generation (5G) […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today applauded the Air Force for its plan to permanently station six additional F-22s, previously based at Tyndall AFB, Florida, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The plan is expected to become final following completion of environmental review. “We have long advocated […]
WASHINGTON, DC – During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) recognized all of the law enforcement officers across Alaska, including Officer Angie Fraize of the Anchorage Police Department (APD). Officer Fraize is passionate about her job and about finding creative ways for the police department and the public to interact. She’s also a strong […]
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined his colleagues on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in voting to approve the Maritime Administration (MARAD) Authorization and Enhancement Act, authorizing appropriations for MARAD for Fiscal Year 2020, including several provisions pushed by Sullivan. “Alaska’s unique geography and lack of infrastructure mean […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor about the threat that Iran poses to our troops, personnel and allies in the Middle East. In his remarks, Senator Sullivan countered what he believes is a dangerous narrative being promulgated by some of his colleagues, and former Obama administration officials […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) yesterday cosponsored the bipartisan STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act, legislation introduced with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Todd Young (R-IN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Tom Carper (D-DE) to protect patients from surprise medical bills. “Through no fault of their own, too many […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, today released the following statement on the White House’s executive order authorizing the Department of Commerce to secure America’s information and communications technology supply chain, and placing Chinese manufacturer Huawei on the Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List, intended to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has introduced the Protect Our Heroes Act, legislation to make it a federal crime to assault or kill a public safety officer and add a penalty in the event an officer is lured to a location for an ambush attack. “We ask so much of our men and women […]