The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to petitions from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and several Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) challenging the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that determined ANCs are not eligible for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) tribal set-aside within Title V of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) commended the U.S. Navy for releasing “A Blue Arctic” last week, the service’s strategy document for the Arctic region. The Department of the Navy’s document builds upon the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Arctic strategy, released in June of 2019, and compliments the Air Force’s Arctic strategy, released in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the conclusion of Congress’ joint session to count the Electoral College vote from the 2020 presidential election as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. “The violence that occurred in the Capitol building during the counting of the Electoral College vote was sad and dispiriting. There is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the signing of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, legislation to mitigate the challenges facing the next generation of entrants into the fishing industry by supporting regional training opportunities and apprenticeship programs. Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) were the lead sponsors […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the release of an updated Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). “This is more good news for Alaskans as we chart a path to economic recovery […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) was sworn in to the 117th Congress today by Vice President Mike Pence in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Sullivan was joined by his wife, Julie, and their three daughters. “One of the greatest honors of my life has been the opportunity to serve my fellow Alaskans in the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, released the following statement after voting with 80 of his Senate colleagues to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. “The FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today welcomed the signing of S. 2981, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020, their bill to improve and modernize the management of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. “The mission and work of NOAA and the NOAA Corps are incredibly important to Alaska, the state with […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted with 91 of his Senate colleagues on Monday for a COVID-19 relief package and an omnibus appropriations bill that funds the government through September 30, 2021. This critical piece of legislation—along with the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Coast Guard Authorization Act for the first time ever—makes great strides in supporting America’s […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), thanked his colleagues for recently passing the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act, a large package of veterans legislation featuring six bills championed by Sullivan, including S. 4384, the K2 Veterans Advocacy Act of 2020. The bill, […]