Press Releases

Hoeven Cosponsors Amendment to Fix 40-Mile Eligibility in VA Choice Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has cosponsored an amendment (#356) to the Budget Resolution that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use its...

Hoeven, Klobuchar’s Driver Privacy Act Passes Committee Unanimously

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced that the bipartisan Driver Privacy Act, their legislation to protect the privacy of a driver’s personal data, has...

Hoeven: FEMA to Accept Applications for Emergency Management Performance Grants

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will begin accepting applications...

Hoeven Announces More than $900,000 HHS Grant to North Dakota Department of Health

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the North Dakota State Department of Health a $913,858 grant. The...

Hoeven Continues Work to Eliminate Proposed Waters of the U.S. Regulation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today continued working to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Waters of the U.S. regulation. At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Minnkota Power Cooperative...

Hoeven Statement on ISIS List Targeting U.S. Service Members

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to a list of United States service members targeted by ISIS. The list includes six Air Force members...

Hoeven Announces $435,000 HHS Research Grant to NDSU

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded North Dakota State University (NDSU) a $435,000 academic research grant. The...

Hoeven Announces More than $350,000 in Grants for North Dakota Housing Authorities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that North Dakota housing authorities have received 15 grants totaling more than $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)...

Hoeven, Klobuchar Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Personal Privacy of Vehicle Owner is Protected

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today reintroduced their Driver Privacy Act, legislation that protects a driver’s personal privacy by making it clear that the owner...

Hoeven: Our National Guard Members Deserve Recognition for their Vital Service

BISMARCK, N.D. – Speaking at the North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) Officer and Enlisted Conference today, Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) praised the National Guard for their contributions to U.S. national...

Hoeven: USDA Awards NDSU More than $160,000 through Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded more than $160,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The funds are made...

Hoeven Statement on the Interior Department’s Final Fracking Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Interior Department’s (DOI) release of its final rule on hydraulic fracturing, which will be administered by the...