Press Releases

Hoeven: Senate Passes Fire Grants and Safety Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after the Senate approved the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and federal grant...

Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Strengthen Defense Ties in the Pacific, Ensure Effective Nuclear Deterrent & Enhance U.S. Domain Awareness

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee this week, U.S. Senator John Hoeven discussed with U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff...

Hoeven Helps Intro Bill to Stop the Ban of Traditional Ammo & Tackle on Public Lands

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven recently joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing legislation to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau...

Hoeven Addresses NDAREC Legislative Rally, Outlines Work to Ensure Low-Cost, Dependable Electricity

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, this week spoke to members of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) at their legislative...

Hoeven, Taiwan Agriculture Officials Reaffirm Longstanding Agriculture Trade Partnership

TAIPEI – U.S. Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Wen-Jane Tu, Deputy Minister of Taiwan’s Council of...

Hoeven Meets with Taiwan President Tsai, Reaffirms Long-Standing Economic and Defense Relationship

TAIPEI – U.S. Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, this week met with Taiwan President Tsai...

Hoeven: Federal Court Blocks Implementation of Biden Administration’s Expanded WOTUS Rule

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)...

Hoeven Travels to DMZ; Meets with South Korean Defense, Agriculture Officials to Strengthen Security, Trade Ties

SEOUL – Senator John Hoeven this week met with government, military and agriculture leaders in South Korea to strengthen military and agriculture trade ties with South Korea. Hoeven’s visit is...

ND Delegation Sponsoring Legislation to Enable Greater Development of State-Owned Lands & Minerals

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong reintroduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, bicameral legislation to authorize the State of North Dakota to relinquish state-owned lands...

Hoeven Joins Effort Calling on FCC to Rollout Next Gen Television Standard, Support Local Broadcasters

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven recently joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) in calling on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to expedite the continued rollout of...

Hoeven Statement on EPA Advancing Costly, Duplicative Regulations Targeting Coal-Fired Electric

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed revision of the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule...

Hoeven Sponsoring Legislation to Restore Mission of National Coal Council

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week reintroduced the Coal Council Certainty Act to restore the mission of the National Coal...