WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, issued the following statements condemning the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) for selecting the “no action” alternative in its Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ambler Access Project (Ambler). The ROD rejects Ambler, a private haul road that would prov... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced $53,998,114 in FY24 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grants awarded via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Alaska roads and ports. “Between permafrost, rising seas, and decades of under-investment from the Lower 48, Alaska roads and ports are long overdue for an upgrade, ” said Rep... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, on the second anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision, rolling back reproductive choice protections previously protected under Roe v. Wade, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) released the following statement: “I was born the same year Roe was decided. Two years ago, the rights I’ve had over my own body for 50 years – and t... Read More »
Legislation follows other Peltola-led bills to restrict bottom trawling, limit bycatch WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health (FISH) Act to modernize Alaska fisheries. Currently, the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) is the primary federal law governing the management and conservation of both commercial and recreational fisheries, b... Read More »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) cosponsored the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act to streamline the federal permitting process by instituting a ‘permit-by-rule’ (PBR) system. This legislation was co-introduced by Representative Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05). “Living in Alaska all my life, and meeting... Read More »
Adopted Unanimously as Bipartisan Amendment to Annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Mary Sattler Peltola’s (AK-AL) bipartisan bill elevating the Commandant of the Coast Guard to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Chiefs of Staff as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (ND... Read More »
FY25 NDAA Passes House with Peltola-backed Alaska Priorities WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), giving Alaska servicemembers a raise and ensuring American military readiness. The bill now awaits action by the U.S. Senate before a final compromise is sent to the president’s’ desk and expe... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, rejecting a lawsuit that would have severely restricted access to mifepristone, an FDA-approved abortion medication, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) issued the following statement: “I was born the same year Roe was decided. Now, 50 years later, in... Read More »
House Passes the WIPPES Act WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2964, the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act, Sponsored by Congresswoman Mary Peltola (AK-AL) and Congresswoman Lisa McClain (MI-09) the bipartisan, bicameral WIPPES Act would require the Federal Trade Commission to create a uniform label for products that... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Jared Golden (ME-02), and Don Davis (NC-01) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s new executive order on border security: “This order is an overdue step, but our Southern Border is still not secure. We’ve long demanded President Biden change course and empower the Border Patrol, and he’s finally... Read More »
Peltola Denounces Listing King Salmon as Endangered, Calls for Real Action Statement follows NOAA Fisheries issuance of positive 90-day finding on a petition to list Chinook Salmon as threatened or endangered WASHINGTON – This week, following the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announcement of a study into the merits of listing Gulf of Alaska King Salmon as threatened or end... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced a pair of bills to restrict bottom trawling and reduce bycatch – the bipartisan Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act and the Bottom Trawl Clarity Act. “Since coming to Congress, I’ve worked to make fish and fishing policy the issue of national importance it deserves to be,” said Rep. Peltola. “I know fish, I know Alaska, and I kno... Read More »
Peltola Secures Wins for Alaska Skies FAA Reauthorization Act passes U.S. House with Peltola-led Alaska wins WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass the House version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act – legislation reauthorized every five years to regulate federal air transportation The bill now heads to the president’s desk to be signed... Read More »
Congressional Delegation Introduce Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act Implements Regional Land Study, Helps Realize Benefits Promised Under ANCSA Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) introduced the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act to direct a land exchange between ... Read More »
Peltola Submits FY25 Spending Requests Projects span Alaska issues, geography WASHINGTON – Friday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) submitted Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding requests for Alaska’s At-Large district, seeking to secure nearly $60.2 million in diverse and much-needed projects for the state. “Alaska’s needs are vast and unique, from the Mat-Su to Kotzebue. I’m pro... Read More »
