Press Releases

Congress Approves Legislation Enabling Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to Purchase Forest Service Land in Billings County

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, Congressman Kelly Armstrong and Governor Doug Burgum issued the following statement after Congress approved legislation enabling the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation to...

Hoeven Statement After Approval of FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after Congress approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and...

Hoeven Statement on Passage of FY2021 Funding Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 funding legislation. “We were able...

Hoeven Statement on Additional Covid Relief for Families, Small Businesses, Health Care

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Congress approved additional COVID-19 relief to support individuals and families, small businesses, including farmers and ranchers, and provide much...

Hoeven, Cramer Object to Extension of Wind PTC in Year-End Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer today offered an amendment to strike a one-year extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC) from the year-end legislation. On the floor...

Hoeven: Year-End Funding Bill Includes Authorization for Minot Flood Protection, Allows Federal Funding for Project’s 4th Phase

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after Congress released year-end legislation that includes authorization for the...

Hoeven Helps Introduce Resolution Supporting Free Exercise of Religion

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week helped introduce a resolution with Senator Rick Scott to support Americans’ free exercise of religion. The resolution recognizes the inconsistent manner in which...

Congress Passes Hoeven-Sponsored Legislation to Promote Economic Opportunities for Tribes, Native Businesses

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement after Congress passed the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020, legislation he authored...

Hoeven Statement After Passage of NDAA

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Congress approved the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important North Dakota defense...

Hoeven Announces HHS Grants to Two North Dakota Entities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded funding to the following...

Hoeven: Air Force Awards Agility Prime Contracts to UND, Northern Plains UAS Test Site

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded four contracts under the Agility Prime initiative...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.3 Million in Head Start Funding to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and...