Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK-AL) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) introduced the bipartisan Homeward Bound Act. Peltola’s legislation amends overburdensome new CDC dog importation rules that affect military families, diplomatic personnel, individuals with service animals, dog musher teams, and more. U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME)… Read more »

Washington, DC – Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) reiterated their opposition to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest efforts to further restrict resource development across the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). In a letter sent Monday, the delegation voiced strong opposition to BLM’s request for… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced $158,472,044 in new Airport Improvement Program Grants she voted to fund via FY24 government funding bills. These grants will help rehabilitate airport runways and update other necessary infrastructure for safe air travel in Alaska.  “This funding will go a long way in reinventing and rehabilitating our… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Mary Sattler Peltola and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, today announced the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) substantial award of $177 million in federal grants for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). This award was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and aims to bolster operations and capital projects… Read more »

WASHINGTON–This week, the U.S. House of Representatives moved to unanimously pass the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act, legislation introduced by Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL) and Bob Latta (R-OH-05). The legislation will protect Americans' communications networks–including routers and modems–from possible… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced she would be absent from the House Floor for the week of September 9 to honor the one-year anniversary of her husband’s passing. Eugene R. “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. died in a plane crash September 12, 2023. Following her announcement, a spokesperson for the Representative released the following… Read more »

 Four grants awarded via Safe Streets and Roads for All Program WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced $25,515,000 in new funding for Alaska via the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The SS4A program, created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funds regional, local, and Tribal planning, demonstration, and construction… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK), Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Summer Meals Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill to fight childhood hunger by expanding access to healthy, nutritious meals and snacks offered to students during the summer months.   “As a mom to seven, I understand the stress and financial commitment that it takes to feed a… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Representative Mary Sattler Peltola and U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, today welcomed news that the Alaska Air National Guard (ANG) has been granted an indefinite exemption from the Air National Guard’s “Fulltime Leveling” (FTL) initiative that would have impacted or eliminated nearly 80 Active Guard Reserve positions in Alaska. Major General Duke A. Pirak,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Mary Sattler Peltola and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan this week sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their continued concern over transboundary mining in British Columbia (B.C.) just upstream of several Southeast Alaska rivers. The delegation has repeatedly urged the Biden administration to help protect Alaska’s communities and… Read more »