WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today introduced the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act to alleviate the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) restrictions for cruise ships transporting passengers between the State of Washington and the State of Alaska. This legislation will allow cruise ships to sail to Alaska without requiring that they stop in Canada, as U.S. law […]
WASHINGTON—On the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Dr. Ellen Hodges and Dr. Elizabeth Bates, both of Bethel, for leading the nationally-renowned COVID-19 vaccination effort in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. Under the leadership of Drs. Hodges and Bates, vaccines are being distributed to roughly 50 remote villages in the region by any means necessary, […]
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted against proceeding to consideration of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the COVID-19 relief package proposed by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats. Sullivan also announced his opposition to the bill, which is being considered through the budget reconciliation process, which allows Senate Democrats to advance the legislation without […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) yesterday announced their introduction of the Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act. This bipartisan legislation will dedicate $500 million in federal funds annually for grants to local, regional, and state government entities to connect walking and biking infrastructure into active transportation networks that allow people […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, (all R-Alaska) today issued a statement rebuking the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) for engaging in a bad faith permitting process with Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation (KIC), an Alaska Native Village Corporation seeking to conduct a seismic survey on land it owns […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, yesterday re-introduced the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act, legislation which addresses a barrier currently preventing many veterans from getting U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for illnesses and diseases related to exposure to burn […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today they will be introducing the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act, legislation that would offer grants to states to establish statewide or regional partnerships to better coordinate the work of health care and social service providers, and improve the health […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, was announced as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing. As ranking member, Sen. Sullivan will oversee the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Mammal Commission, U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statement after the Department of the Interior postponed the revocation of public land orders (PLO) signed by former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. By removing the PLOs, the land will return to multiple-use status and there could be the potential […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday announced that U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) has been selected to serve another term as the lead Republican on the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support in the 117th Congress. In his capacity as the ranking member of the SASC Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Sen. Sullivan will […]