The United States Congress — the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, including Alaska's congressional delegation. Source of federal bills, votes, and committee actions affecting Alaska.
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Sullivan's Bycatch Bill Wades Into Alaska's Hardest Fish Fight
Sen. Sullivan introduced a sweeping trawl bycatch bill amid Western Alaska salmon collapses — though NOAA science attributes the river declines mainly to ocean warming.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAIAlaska
Sullivan backs a contested Trump border judge; Murkowski doesn't vote
Sen. Dan Sullivan voted to confirm Trump judge Arthur "Rob" Jones, a Texas border prosecutor who declined under oath to say Biden won 2020, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski did not vote.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Alaska's senators voted to let a Medicare AI pilot keep running
The U.S. Senate rejected a three-year ACA subsidy extension 51-48 Thursday, nine votes short of the 60 needed. Both Alaska senators voted yes, but subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31, which health advocates project will double premiums for roughly 22 million Americans, with Alaskans especially exposed.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAIAlaska
Foreign-visitor park fee survives a House vote, with stakes for Alaska
A U.S. House committee kept a $100 surcharge on foreign visitors to popular national parks, a fee with real stakes for Alaska's tourism-dependent gateway communities.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAINational
