Press Releases

Hoeven Works to Remove Duplication, Ensure States-First Approach for Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week continued working to ensure a states-first approach for regulating hydraulic fracturing and pressed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to work with states...

Hoeven Statement on National Peace Officers Memorial Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today made the following statement in observance of the 34th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, a yearly tribute during National Police Week that honors...

Hoeven, Cramer Pledge Ongoing Support for FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer, along with members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, today pledged to continue their support for a newly-designated...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $350K in Colon Cancer Research Funds for NDSU

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a $346,325 grant to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for colon cancer research. Colorectal cancer...

Murkowski, Hoeven Offer Legislation to Allow Crude Oil Exports

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today joined Senate Energy Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to introduce the Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015, legislation that would lift the decades-long...

Capito, Hoeven Introduce Measure to Ensure Reliable Affordable Energy from Coal Power

 WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) joined Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today to introduce the bipartisan Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA Act). The legislation addresses the Environmental Protection...

Hoeven, Booker Introduce Legislation to Support Commercial UAS Innovation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today introduced the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, legislation that sets interim operating guidelines for small commercial unmanned aircraft systems...

Hoeven Announces More Than $378,000 from HHS for State Independent Living Grants

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the North Dakota Department of Human Services $378,108 for Independent Living...

Hoeven: Forest Chief Agrees to Make Changes in the Management Plan for the Prairie Grasslands

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell agreed to make changes in the management plan for the grasslands...

Hoeven: UND, EERC Enter Into $2.5 Million Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has entered into a two-year Cooperative Agreement with the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy &...

Professional Nutritionists, Schoolboards Voice Strong Support for Hoeven’s Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act

WASHINGTON – In response to a recent Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, the National School Board Association and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) issued strong endorsements of Senator John Hoeven’s Healthy...

Rounds, Hoeven, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Preserve Long-Range Bombers Including B-52s in Minot

WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Rounds and John Hoeven today joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Long Range Bomber Sustainment Act of 2015. The legislation would prevent the...