Press Releases

Hoeven: Energy & Environmental Research Center Wins $25,000 Award in GE and Statoil Joint Competition

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy Committee, today announced that University of North Dakota’s (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has won a...

Hoeven Celebrates Groundbreaking for UND’s New Collaborative Energy Complex

GRAND FORKS, N.D. –Senator John Hoeven today lauded the University of North Dakota’s (UND) Department of Petroleum Engineering and the Institute for Energy Studies. He congratulated officials and thanked donors...

Hoeven, Manchin Introduce Updated Coal Ash Recycling Legislation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will create a states-first approach to regulating coal ash that provides both certainty for...

Hoeven: Agriculture Appropriations Bill Provides Flexibility for School Meals in Sodium, Grain Requirements

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The annual funding bill includes a provision Hoeven...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Every Child Achieves Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Senate has passed the Every Child Achieves Act, legislation to replace the No Child Left Behind law and rein in federal...

Hoeven Statement on Department of Interior Stream Buffer Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the proposed Stream Buffer Rule, which the Department of Interior issued today: “Mining and reclamation procedures vary...

Hoeven Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the administration has reached a nuclear deal with Iran: “While we are still reviewing...

Hoeven: HHS Awards North Dakota Department of Human Services Nearly $3 Million

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 $2,966,492 to the...

Hoeven: Department of Education Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to North Dakota Universities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a total of $2,490,090 to Cankdeska Cikana...

Hoeven Congratulates North Dakota Teachers for Receiving National Award

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today congratulated Scott Johnson of Century High School and Cynthia Nelson of Grand Forks Central High School for receiving the prestigious Presidential Award for...

Hoeven Cosponsors Medical Liability Reform Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he is supporting legislation to extend federal liability protections to on-call and emergency room physicians who are required to provide care under...

Hoeven Works to Protect Small Business Employees From Healthcare Premium Increases

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today cosponsored bipartisan legislation to protect small businesses from potential health care premium increases under the Affordable Care Act. The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees...