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,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Jared Huffman (San Rafael), James Moylan (Guam-AL) and Ed Case (HI-01) re-introduced Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act, legislation to update and reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), the primary law governing federal fisheries management and conservation that has made the U.S. a global leader in sustainable… 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… 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… 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,… 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… 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’… 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,… 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… 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… Read more »
