Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have publicly filed updated weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota is below. Previous weeks are in italic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed an amended National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after a compromise was released by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The House passed the NDAA with a bipartisan majority in May, however the legislation stalled in the Senate. The Senate is now expected to take up the amended NDAA next week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill cosponsored by Congressman Kevin Cramer to create tax-free savings accounts for those who live with disabilities, allowing families to save for disability-related expenses in the same way that is provided for other major life events such as college and retirement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It was announced last month Congressman Kevin Cramer will serve on the coveted Energy and Commerce Committee during the 114th Congress. Today, Committee Chairman Fred Upton announced Cramer’s subcommittee assignments as follows: Communications and Technology, Environment and the Economy, and Oversight and Investigations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to provide individual tribes greater control over the Native American Housing Assistance Program.
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer and North Dakota’s Senators asked Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate to favorably review the City of Fargo’s application for the basement exception in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement on the Office of Personnel Management approving a Department of Defense request for a special pay rate increase for civilian employees at the Minot Air Force Base.
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer released a statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a massive new proposal to drastically tighten the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone:
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced Northrop Grumman Corporation, the anchor tenant of the Grand Sky Technology Park, adjacent to Grand Forks Air Force Base, has signed a letter of intent which will enable the Air Force to finalize the enhanced use lease (EUL) for the property.
BISMARCK, N.D. – BNSF Railway has announced they are committing to major infrastructure improvements to improve railway through Casselton following recent derailments, Congressman Kevin Cramer said today.