Press Releases

Hoeven: Authorization for Minot Region Flood Protection Included in Senate Water Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced water infrastructure legislation that includes authorization for flood protection in the...

Hoeven: Administration Provides Guidance to Help Ensure Safe Operation of Meat Processing Facilities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue reaffirmed...

Hoeven Statement on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued the following statement after President Trump declared today Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska...

Hoeven Announces Funding for Nonprofit Source Pollution Management Program in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $3,960,000 to the North Dakota Department of...

Hoeven: NRCS Accepting Applications for Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making $5 million available through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program....

Hoeven: BOR Designates Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District as Operator of Oakes Test Area

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has signed a contractdesignating the Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District (DSID) as the operator of the Oakes Test Area. This...

Hoeven: DOT Releases Cares Act Funding for North Dakota Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released...

Hoeven: USDA Issues Waiver Providing Nutrition Benefits to North Dakota Children in Need

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a waiver enabling families with...

Senators Hoeven, Jones Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide $3 Billion to Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve With U.S. Crude Oil

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Doug Jones introduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate to provide $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States...

Hoeven Announces More Than $3 Million in COVID-19 Funding for North Dakota Tribal Colleges

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, today announced that the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) has awarded...

Hoeven: SBA Accepting Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it has re-opened the online application portal for Economic Injury Disaster Loans...

Hoeven Announces $135 Million in CARES Act Funding for North Dakota Hospitals & Providers

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded $135,152,313 to 59 hospitals...