Press Releases
Sullivan Shares Vision of Seizing Economic Opportunities for Alaska’s Future in Address to Legislature
JUNEAU, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today delivered his annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau, outlining an optimistic vision for Alaska’s future focused on growing the state’s private sector economy, creating good-paying jobs for Alaska’s families, and uniting to seize the enormous economic opportunities available to the state. “This is a vision that I believe everybody in this room supports,” said Sen. Sullivan. “It’s a vision arising from our f… Continue Reading
03.20.25
Delegation Commends Secretary Burgum’s Announcements on NPR-A, Coastal Plain, and PLOs
JUNEAU, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Representative Nick Begich, (all R-Alaska) today commended Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for announcing three initial decisions that will restore access to federal lands, facilitate long-overdue land conveyances, and boost responsible resource production in Alaska. The decisions further President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential. Through them, Secretary Burgum has… Continue Reading
03.19.25
Sullivan Statement on NTSB Preliminary Report on Bering Air Crash
JUNEAU, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement regarding the release of a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the Bering Air crash in February that took the lives of 10 Alaskans: “I was recently briefed by the NTSB Chairwoman, Jennifer Homendy, on the findings of this preliminary report and it’s important to emphasize that it’s still preliminary. … Continue Reading
03.14.25
Sullivan, Cornyn & Colleagues Introduce Outbound Investment Legislation to Counter China
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 11 other senators have introduced the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act, which would safeguard the United States’ national security against the growing threat posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by prohibiting and requiring notification of U.S. investment in certain technologies in China. “Our country’s investments in innov… Continue Reading
03.14.25
Sullivan, Murkowski, Colleagues Reintroduce Volcano Warning and Monitoring Legislation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a domestic program focused on detecting and warning about volcanic threats. Their bill will enable the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to continue to improve its volcano monitoring and early warning capabilities around the country. “Our state constitutes the northern flank of the Pacific Ring… Continue Reading
03.12.25
Sullivan Introduces Legislation to Overturn Onerous EV Mandates Leftover from Biden Administration
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), introduced legislation as part of a comprehensive legislative package to roll back disastrous Biden-era electric vehicle (EV) mandates. The Freedom to Haul Act safeguards the trucking industry from impractical and costly mandates by preventing the implementation of the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phas… Continue Reading
03.07.25
Sullivan, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Require VA Call Centers in Rural States
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide rural states, such as Alaska and Hawaii, with an in-state call center to provide state-specific support for veterans seeking heath care appointments. This legislation follows years of work by Sen. Sullivan on this issue, including a recent … Continue Reading
03.06.25
Sullivan, Murkowski Seek to Extend Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Allotment Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) have re-introduced legislation to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Land Allotment Program for five additional years. Without such an extension, the program will expire in December 2025 and potentially leave well over a thousand eligible Alaska Native Vietnam veterans and their heirs without their rightful land allotments. “While serving their country during the Vietnam War era, many Alaska Native veterans miss… Continue Reading
03.05.25
Trump Touts Alaska LNG as a Top Priority of New Administration
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today celebrated President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project as a top priority of his new administration in the President’s joint address to Congress last night. Sen. Sullivan has been a relentless advocate for the Alaska LNG Project as an opportunity to provide abundant, clean-burning, low-cost energy to Alaskans, promote American energy security, and deepen America’s alliances with its Indo-Pacific part… Continue Reading
03.03.25
Sullivan Votes for Bill to Protect Women and Girls in Sports, Blocked by Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, legislation that would protect hard-fought Title IX protections for women by prohibiting federal funds from going to schools and universities that allow biological males to compete against female athletes in sports or other activities designated for women or girls. The bill would codify President Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” Executive Order that was signed into law on … Continue Reading
02.28.25
Senator Sullivan Applauds Swift Implementation of Social Security Fairness Act
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) applauded the announcement made by the Social Security Administration this week that retroactive payments will begin immediately for individuals unfairly affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These payments are a result of the Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on January 5, 2025 to provide full Social Security benefits for millions of public servants impacted by these provisions. The i… Continue Reading
02.28.25
Senator Dan Sullivan Announces Leadership Roles in 119th Congress
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced his leadership roles for the 119th Congress: deputy whip for the Senate Republican Conference, chair of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, and chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (CST) Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries. “The new Senate Republican majority has a great opportunity to enact President Trump’s agenda to unleash American energy, build up o… Continue Reading
02.18.25
Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced a resolution with his Senate colleagues recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945, and lasted until March 26, 1945. “Eighty years ago, the brave Marines who stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima turned the tide of the Pacific Theater in one of the greatest displays of valor and sacrifice… Continue Reading
02.18.25
Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Recognize Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Anchorage, AK - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-AK) are honored to recognize February 16th as “Elizabeth Peratrovich Day” through a Senate resolution. The national recognition celebrates the historic Alaska civil rights leader who played an integral role in the Alaska Territorial Legislature’s passage the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945—decades before the signing of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is the third consecutive year that Elizabeth Peratrovich Day will … Continue Reading
02.14.25
Policy Experts Agree: Significant Infrastructure Investments Needed in America’s Arctic—Alaska
WASHINGTON—Several Arctic policy experts at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) testified strongly this week in support of increasing infrastructure investments in Alaska, which constitutes the entirety of America’s Arctic. While the hearing was focused on Greenland’s geostrategic importance to the United States, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of CST, argued that Alaska offers every potential resource and national security benefit of Greenland,… Continue Reading
02.14.25
Sullivan, Murkowski, and Schatz Introduce Legislation for Quality Rural Health Care
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), introduced the Save Our Lone Emergency Services (SOLES) Act and the Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act this week to increase Medicare reimbursement for rural hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii. Historically, rural and noncontiguous states have faced significant cost disparities for Medicare reimbursement that drive up costs for both hospitals and patients. These bills would re… Continue Reading
02.14.25
NORTHCOM Commander Recommends Reopening Adak Base, Bolstering Homeland Missile Defense
WASHINGTON—In response to questions posed yesterday by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), General Gregory Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), endorsed the idea of reopening the long-shuttered Adak Naval Air Station and increasing military infrastructure investments across Alaska. In his exchange with Gen. Guillot, Sen. Sullivan highlighted the escalating incursions by R… Continue Reading
02.13.25
Sullivan Legislation Strengthens U.S./Israel Alliance, Reinstates “Peace Through Strength” Policies in the Middle East
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), introduced a package of three bills focused on promoting stability and security in the Middle East: the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act, the United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025, and the Stop the ICC. These bills work to strengthen the U.S.-Israel military alliance, bolster the U.S. sanctions regime against Iran—the architect of chaos in the Middle East—and prohibit U.S. funding o… Continue Reading
02.11.25
Sullivan, Shaheen Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter Censorship in China and Promote Free Expression for Chinese Citizens
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced the Informing a Nation with Free, Open, and Reliable Media (INFORM) Act to improve access to independent information and advance freedom of expression for citizens in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This legislation strengthens efforts at the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for Global Media to develop technology to bypass PRC internet… Continue Reading
02.11.25
ICYMI: Sen. Sullivan leads Alaska Delegation, Sec. of Transportation, and NTSB Chair in Press Conference on Alaska Aviation Safety
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, led a press conference with Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Nick Begich (both R-Alaska), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy for Alaska media regarding their shared focus on enhancing aviation safety in Alaska. This conference followed the tragic crash of a commuter aircraft in Alaska in the Ber… Continue Reading