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Hoeven Working to Save North Dakota Taxpayers Well Over $300 Million
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, today held a press conference and roundtable to discuss the impact of the funding provisions that he secured in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations legislation, which benefit water supply projects and flood protection in the Red River Valley and will save North Dakota taxpayers more than $300 million in upfront costs and ongoing operating costs. Specifically, Hoeven worked to adv… Continue Reading
01.19.26
Hoeven Joins Community Celebration for Acquisition of Devils Lake Hospital, Agreement was Approved by Pope Leo XIV, First American Pope, with Final Transition to Occur March 1
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined officials from Altru Health System and CommonSpirit Health for a community celebration to mark the acquisition of Devils Lake Hospital. Hoeven recognized Devils Lake Mayor Jim Moe, Altru CEO Todd Forkel and President Dr. Josh Deere, CommonSpirit Health Central Region President Tim Bricker, health care professionals and community members from the region for their work to advance this multi-year effort. The agreement was approved by Pope Leo XIV… Continue Reading
01.16.26
Hoeven, Peters Protect Infant Formula From Contamination Act Approved By Senate Help Committee
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Gary Peters (D-M.I.) announced that their bipartisan legislation to help prevent future infant formula shortages passed out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) by a vote of 22-0 and will move to the Senate floor. The senators’ bill comes in response to bacterial contamination at an infant formula manufacturing plant in Michigan that caused the deaths of 9 infants and infant formula recalls that triggered a nationw… Continue Reading
01.15.26
Hoeven Secures $50 Million for ENDAWS, $100-$120 Million for Local Cost Share of Red River Valley Flood Protection Both Measures Generate Millions in Savings for North Dakota Taxpayers
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, secured two major provisions advancing critical water projects for eastern North Dakota in the appropriations legislation passed by the U.S. Senate today. These include: $50 million for the Eastern North Dakota Area Water Supply (ENDAWS) project, and ability to use existing infrastructure which will save $200 million. Hoeven-sponsored legislation directing the Corps to apply $100-120 million i… Continue Reading
01.09.26
Hoeven: Setting a Goal to Secure $1 Billion for Rural Health Transformation, Continuum of Care In North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today held a press conference with Governor Kelly Armstrong and Pat Traynor, Interim Commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, to set the goal of securing $1 billion for rural health transformation in North Dakota. Hoeven congratulated Governor Armstrong and his team on putting forward an excellent application that resulted in a $200 million award from the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) for the first year of the five-year Rural H… Continue Reading
12.29.25
Hoeven: North Dakota Awarded Nearly $200 Million From One Big Beautiful Bill Rural Health Transformation Fund
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced North Dakota will receive more than $198 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill’s (OB3) Rural Health Transformation Fund for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The state is expected to receive a total of $500 million over five years to improve health care quality and access in rural areas, using the funds to: Build and retain a rural health workforce. Prevent chronic disease and reduce costs. Leverage telehealth and care coordination to bring health… Continue Reading
12.19.25
Hoeven: Army Corps Issues Final EIS for DAPL, Recommending Pipeline Maintain Operation & Easement Be Reinstated
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Hoeven spoke with Assistant Secretary of the Army Adam Telle this morning about the EIS, which recommends that: The pipeline operations are maintained. The easement to cross Lake Oahe be reinstated. Hoeven has been working to move the EIS process forward, having repeatedly discussed this … Continue Reading
12.17.25
Hoeven: Vatican Approves Altru Health’s Acquisition of Devils Lake Hospital
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Vatican approved Altru Health’s acquisition of the Devils Lake Hospital. As part of his efforts to address community concerns and ensure quality health care in the region, Hoeven worked to secure the acquisition agreement between Altru and CommonSpirit Health to the benefit of both patients and health care providers. “We appreciate Altru and CommonSpirit for joining with us in this effort and for reaching agr… Continue Reading
12.17.25
Hoeven Secures NDAA Provisions to Bolster North Dakota’s Nuclear, UAS and National Guard Missions
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes a just under 4% pay raise for service members, streamlines the defense acquisition process and supports North Dakota’s military missions. “Our service members are the best in the world, and with challenges around the globe, we need to keep them ahead of our adversaries. This ye… Continue Reading
12.17.25
Hoeven: Senate ENR Committee Approves Legislation to Maintain Wild Horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today secured approval by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee of his bipartisan legislation to maintain wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). The bill, which now goes to the full Senate for consideration, would require the Secretary of the Interior to: Maintain a genetically-diverse herd of no fewer than 150 horses in TRNP’s South Unit. The Department of the Interior is prohibited from removing horses from the park exce… Continue Reading
12.12.25
Hoeven Joins WOTUS Listening Session, Working to Advance Rule that Protects Private Property Rights
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined a first-in-the-nation listening session with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer, hosted by Senator Kevin Cramer, on the EPA’s proposed “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. The event comes as part of the official rulemaking process, giving North Dakotans the opportunity to provide direct feedback on this consequential regulation, which seeks to restore the traditional WOTUS definition to protect priva… Continue Reading
12.12.25
Hoeven, Cortez Masto’s Badges Act to Strengthen Indian Country Public Safety Unanimously Passes Senate
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today announced that the Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-N.V.), Ruben Gallego (D-A.Z.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to strengthen Tribal public safety, unanimously passed the Senate. This legislation would support the recruitment and retention of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers, bolster federal missing pers… Continue Reading
12.11.25
Hoeven: Remains of ND WWII Servicemember Irvin C. Ellingson, POW Killed in Tokyo Military Prison Fire, Identified by DPAA
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the service of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson, a Dahlen, North Dakota native who served during World War II. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of Ellingson, 25, were accounted for on June 17, 2025. In the spring of 1945, Ellingson served as a radar observer aboard a Boeing B-29 “Superfortress” bo… Continue Reading
12.11.25
Hoeven Joins President Trump at White House as Resolution Rescinding Biden-Era Resource Management Plan for North Dakota Is Signed into Law
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House for the signing of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution he sponsored with Senator Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak to overturn the Biden administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota. The Biden-era RMP would have closed off leasing to 45 percent of potential federal oil and gas acreage and nearly 99 percent of federal coal acreage in t… Continue Reading
12.11.25
Hoeven Supports Health Care Reforms to Put More Money Directly in Consumers’ Pockets
WASHINGTON. - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after supporting the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, legislation introduced by Senators Mike Crapo, chair of the Senate Finance Committee and Bill Cassidy, M.D., chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee to lower health care costs and provide money directly to families for health care needs, instead of insurance companies. “Giving billions of taxpayer dollars to health insurance companies to … Continue Reading
12.10.25
Senator Hoeven: Trump Administration Fighting for U.S. Agriculture Producers
WASHINGTON - In a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined how the Trump administration is fighting on behalf of U.S. farmers and ranchers to open new markets and secure better trade deals for the long-term. Hoeven specifically highlighted: The $12 billion in assistance announced this week to help the nation’s agriculture producers. As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Com… Continue Reading
12.09.25
Hoeven Working to Secure Senate ENR Committee Approval of His Legislation to Maintain Wild Horses at TRNP
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today made the case to his fellow members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee for his legislation to maintain wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). Specifically, Hoeven’s bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to: Maintain a genetically-diverse herd of no fewer than 150 horses in TRNP’s South Unit. The Department of the Interior is prohibited from removing horses from the park except as part of a plan to im… Continue Reading
12.08.25
Hoeven: President Trump Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Assistance for Producers
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today joined an agriculture roundtable at the White House with President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to announce $12 billion in assistance to help the nation’s agriculture producers. The Farmer Bridge Assistance program will be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with assistance expected to be distributed by the end of February 2026. “Between China targe… Continue Reading
12.04.25
Hoeven: Trump Administration Repeals Unworkable Staffing Mandate, Provides Relief for Rural Long-Term Care Providers
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Trump administration repealed a Biden-era rule imposing unworkable minimum staffing mandates on long-term care (LTC) facilities. Hoeven opposed the rule when it was first proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023, having: Pressed the Biden administration to rescind the rule. In a letter sent with a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues, Hoeven stressed that the one-size-fits-a… Continue Reading
12.04.25
Hoeven Introduces Legislation to Preserve National Coal Council, Codify Mission in Law
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week reintroduced the National Coal Council Act to preserve the mission of the National Coal Council (NCC) and help secure the future of U.S. coal production. The NCC is a federal advisory committee that provides advice, recommendations and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry: The NCC was originally established in 1984 and is comprised of… Continue Reading