Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Farm Bill Conference Committee Agreement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) today released the following statement after signing the 2018 Farm Bill conference report, which strengthens the farm safety net and provides important tools to...

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill Hoeven Cosponsored to Improve Broadband Availability for Precision Agriculture

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the Senate has passed bipartisan legislation he cosponsored...

Chairman Hoeven Announces Senate Passage of Savanna’s Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced Senate passage of S. 1942, Savanna’s Act. The bill will now move to the House...

Hoeven: USDA Finalizes Regulatory Relief Under School Meal Program

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 the U.S. Department of...

Hoeven Statement on Revised EPA Standards for New Coal-Generating Power Plants

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to...

Hoeven: DOT Awards $15 Million to Turtle Mountain for Jack Rabbit Road Reconstruction Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today spoke with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao who told...

Hoeven: RMA Provides Crop Insurance Flexibility for Farmers Facing Delayed Harvest

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk...

Hoeven Announces More Than $19.5 Million in Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects in Five North Dakota Cities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a total of $9,426,307 million...

Hoeven Working to Increase Federal Funding for Comprehensive Flood Protection in the Red River Valley

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today outlined his work to increase funding for comprehensive flood protection in the Red River Valley. This will address the increased costs due to...

Hoeven Statement on Passing of Former President George H.W. Bush

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the passing of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush:  “We are all saddened to hear of the passing of...

Hoeven Marks Retirement of Cass County Sheriff Paul D. Laney

FARGO, N.D. – At a retirement celebration today, Senator John Hoeven helped recognize the career of Cass County Sheriff Paul D. Laney and thanked him for his service to the...

Hoeven Holds Roundtable with USPTO Director, Local Researchers & Business Leaders to Discuss Securing Intellectual Property, Opportunities in Tech Development

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today hosted a roundtable with Andrei Iancu, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and local researchers and business leaders. The senator...