Press Releases

Hoeven Outlines Driver Privacy Act at Heartland Seminar

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today outlined his Driver Privacy Act (S.766) during a keynote address to the American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) of North Dakota’s Heartland Seminar...

Hoeven Announces UND Team Selected as Center of Excellence for Researching UAS Integration into NAS

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the ASSURE team, led by the University of North Dakota and Mississippi State University, as...

Hoeven Continues Work to Improve Rail Safety

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Thursday contacted local, state and top federal officials following the derailment early Wednesday morning of a train carrying crude oil near Heimdal, N.D. The senator...

Hoeven Statement on Senate Passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement following the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which he cosponsored: “Any agreement with Iran needs...

Hoeven Outlines Move America Legislation to Valley Leaders to Help Advance Flood Protection for Region

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today met in Washington with Red River Valley leaders to help advance permanent flood protection for the region. Hoeven has been working...

Hoeven, Donnelly Reintroduce Legislation to Reduce Delays in Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) today introduced the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, a measure that will prevent unnecessarily protracted delays for important energy infrastructure...

Hoeven: HHS Announces Federal Funding for North Dakotan Children with Special Health Care Needs

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $47,011.00 to Family...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Derailment in Heimdal, N.D.

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the derailment of a train carrying crude oil near Heimdal, North Dakota: “Our first concern when something...

Hoeven, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Increased Action to Address Avian Influenza Outbreak

WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator John Hoeven joined a bipartisan group of 14 other senators in requesting additional support for...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.1 Million HHS Grant to Valley Community Health Centers

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Valley Community Health Centers in Grand Forks a $1,180,726.00 grant. The...

Hoeven Statement on Congress Passing the 2016 Budget Report

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the Conference Report to the 2016 Congressional budget, which the House passed last week:...

Hoeven: Operations Underway at New Dakota Prairie Diesel Refinery

DICKINSON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today thanked MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Calumet Specialty Products Partners for their innovative investment in North Dakota as operations get underway at their...