Press Releases

Hoeven Works to Move Sportsmen’s Bill through Committee

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week worked to move bipartisan sportsmen’s legislation through the Senate Energy Committee, an important first step in the legislative process. At a Senate Energy...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.6 Million in Funding for Traffic Safety in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $1.6 million to the North Dakota Department of Transportation to improve traffic...

Hoeven Announces $122,000 in Grants to Promote Community and Economic Development

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $122,000 to the South Central Dakota Regional Council and the Tri-County Regional Development Council to...

Hoeven Presses VA Under Secretary to Improve Veterans Services, Allow Access to Local Providers

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, Senator John Hoeven this week pressed U.S. Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health Dr....

Hoeven Congratulates NDSU Men’s Basketball Team After They Take Home Summit League Tournament Title and Secure NCAA Tournament Bid

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement congratulating the North Dakota State University men’s basketball team after they took home the Summit League Tournament title...

Hoeven Announces More than $2 Million in Head Start Grants for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $2 million in grants for Head Start projects in...

Hoeven: U.S. Treasury Awards $1.1 Million to Support North Dakota’s Small Businesses

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Treasury Department has awarded North Dakota’s Red River Corridor Fund (RRCF) $1,167,461 in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds...

Hoeven Presses ATF to Abandon Proposed M855 Ammunition Ban

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today wrote to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Director B. Todd Jones to express serious concerns with the agency’s proposal to redefine M855 ammunition...

Hoeven: ATF Withdraws Proposed M855 Ammunition Ban

WASHINGTON – Following pressure from Senator John Hoeven and 52 other senators, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) today announced that it will not finalize a proposal to ban...

Cornyn-Klobuchar Human Trafficking Bill Goes to Floor Tomorrow, Hoeven is an Original Cosponsor

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have reintroduced the Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Act, a bill that they...

Hoeven Announces $1.5 Million Grant for Head Start, Early Head Start Programs in Southeast North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency in Fargo more than $1.5...

Hoeven Announces Permanent FBI Office in Williston Badlands Complex, Facility to be Fully Operational Later This Year

WILLISTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced the establishment of a new FBI Resident Agency office in Williston. The office will be located at 42nd Street West, in the...