Senator Heidi Heitkamp United States Senator for North Dakota
Heitkamp Honors Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker on Senate Floor
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp pays tribute to her good friend and City of Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker on the Senate floor on December 4, 2014....
Read MoreHeitkamp Pushes for More Support to Recruit & Retain North Dakota Federal Workers
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today pushed for greater support for the federal workforce throughout North Dakota, including the national security federal workforce at Minot Air Force Base, who are struggling to afford the skyrocketing cost of living in the area. Furthermore, Senator Heitkamp encouraged a more flexible approach to address the challenge federal agencies across North Dakota face in both recruiting and retaining workers in wage-competitive, high cost-of-living areas.
Read MoreHeitkamp Calls for Better Protections for Servicemembers from Predatory Lending Practices
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp and a group of 38 other Senators called for the elimination of federal loopholes that have enabled predatory lenders to charge excessive fees to servicemembers and military families.
Read MoreHeitkamp Helps Represent North Dakota Tribes at Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today helped represent North Dakota tribes at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, an annual gathering of representatives from the nation’s 566 federally recognized tribes, including all five of North Dakota’s tribal nations.
Read MoreFix My Mail: Sign The Petition
Join Heitkamp in pushing on the Postal Service to reverse this destructive decision that will hurt North Dakota’s families by signing the below petition in protest of the Postal Service’s backhanded decision. ...
Read MoreHelpful Resources for Affordable Care Act
Senator Heitkamp wants to make sure North Dakotans understand their health care options and how the Affordable Care Act could impact them. This webpage will serve as a resource to learn about what health coverage is available to you....
Read MoreTwitter Updates
- ICYMI-honored @cityoffargo Mayor Dennis Walaker on #Senate floor today. My heart goes out 2 his friends,family&Fargo; https://t.co/pJ0BSDAKWv 18 hours ago
- RT @DHSgov: DHS and components work across their missions to combat #humantrafficking every day. Get involved at: http://t.co/xVL5fZL4hP #B… 20 hours ago
Working for North Dakota
Fix My Mail
Fix My Mail is a grassroots effort to hear stories from North Dakotans who have encountered delayed mail delivery times or are dealing with other problems with the U.S. Postal Service and to push back on USPS, who is now going back on their word about maintaining hours of operation at 27 post offices in North Dakota. Sign the petition and tell your story about poor mail delivery standards. Read More
Resources for Native American Veterans
Following her first Native American Veterans Summit in Bismarck in June, Heitkamp launched a new, comprehensive Native American veterans webpage that aims to more easily connect veterans with information about how they can best access the benefits and services they earned. Read More
Standing Up for Native American Children
Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, is working to address the challenges facing Native American children through her bill that would create a Commission on Native Children. The Commission would examine issues and make concrete recommendations to protect Native children and provide them with opportunities to excel and thrive. Read More
Combatting Human Trafficking
Heitkamp has been working with local, state, national and international leaders to develop a strategy to combat sex and human trafficking. The population and economic growth in North Dakota has come at some cost, including the presence of human trafficking in our own backyards. Heitkamp is committed to finding solutions to keep families in North Dakota, and around the world, safe. Read More
Finding a Path Forward for Coal
Heitkamp is working on major legislation to support a viable path forward for coal, which supports the U.S. with almost 40 percent of its electricity. Read More