Seeking support for the passage of S. 647, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025. Seeking support for introduction of legislation to establish in statute an authorization for the Office of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation. Seeking support for the reversal of potential reductions in force in the U.S. Geological Survey. Seeking support for federal funding to upgrade the dock at the Seward Marine Center to continue oceanographic research.
Seeking support for appropriations to implement a ShakeAlert system in the State of Alaska. Seeking support for the freezing of current federal policy related to indirect cost rates including in any continuing resolution for fiscal year 2026. Seeking support for language to be added to the FY 26 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill that exempts undergraduate threshold requirements for the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program. Seek support for appropriations to be provided to the Department of the Interior to fund state universities to support higher education for Native students. Seeking support for unfreezing funds awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for eDNA research, monitoring ocean conditions that affect fisheries, tsunami warnings, supporting Indigenous knowledge for Arctic marine resources, and understanding the climate resilience of ice seals. FY 26 Agriculture Appropriations bills, support funding for cover crops and grain variety; horticulture and specialty crops development; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program; Hatch Act program; and Smith-Lever Cooperative Extension program. FY 26 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bills, supporting funding for a Biotechnology Research & Commercialization Initiative; Alaska Coastal Cooperative; Support for Survivors of Violence; Advancing Sustainable and Efficient Construction Technologies; Alaska Microgrid Cybersecurity Training Ground; Local Law Enforcement Rogue Drone Assistance Initiative; NSF EPSCoR; NASA EPSCoR; NASA Space Grant; Climate Adaptation Partnerships; National Sea Grant Program; National Estuarine Research Reserve (operations and construction) programs. FY 26 Defense Appropriations bills, supporting funding for a GeoData Cooperative Production Center; Material and Coating Performance Evaluation for Ensuring Operational Readiness in Arctic Climates; Suicide Prevention for Rural, Remote, and Isolated Military Installations; Resilient Autonomous Sensing in the Arctic; Alaska Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization; Enhancing energy Technologies in Cold Regions; Arctic Pathfinder; Poker Flat Research Range upgrades; Arctic Pacific Infrastructure Supporting Continuous engineering and Science; and Resilient Innovative Sustainable Economies via University Partnerships. FY 26 Homeland Security Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Advancing Arctic Resiliency, Domain Awareness, and Security through Homeland Security Partnerships. FY 26 Energy & Water Appropriations bills, supporting funding for National Coastal Mapping and DOE EPSCoR. FY 26 Financial Services Appropriations bills, supporting the Alaska Co-op Empowerment Initiative. FY 26 Interior & Environment Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Informing Flood Forecasting and Engineering Solutions for the Mendenhall Glacier Outburst Floods; Alaska Geological Hydrogen Equipment and Research; Advanced Regional Scale Mapping of Alaskan Mineral and Metal Resources; Alaska Microscopic Research Research and Development; Alaska Geochronology Expansion Initiative; Improving Community Landslide Preparedness in Southeast Alaska; USArray; Climate Adaptation Science Centers; Joint Fire Science Program; Volcano Hazards Program; and National Water Resources Research Act Program. FY 26 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bills, supporting funding for the Alaska Future Workforce Initiative; Tamamta (All of Us): Transforming Western & Indigenous Sciences Together; Behavioral Health Workforce Development Program for Southeast Alaska; Workforce Development in Energy-Efficient Building Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Technologies; Alaska Health Sciences Equipment Acquisition; Supporting ANSEP Students with Workforce Development in Aviation, Business, and Health Care; Area Health Education Center Program; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Program; TRIO Programs; Federal Pell Grant Program; and Institutional Development Awards. FY 26 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bills, supporting funding for the Arctic Remote Energy Network Academy and Arctic Energy Forum. FY 26 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bills, supporting funding for the Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education Maritime Technical Advancement Grant Program.
Seeking support for the reversal of the Department of Educations termination of the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program including terminating of grants that were supporting personalized academic planning, strengthening student support services, and the developing of certain online programming in high-demand fields. Seeking support for the Department of Education to fully fund Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program existing grants despite the programs termination. Seeking support for the Department of Education transferring Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program funds to the Department of the Interior to administer.
Seeking support for unfreezing funds awarded by the Department of Energy under the Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals Initiative that would support research on extraction, resource processing, and manufacturing of high-value, nonfuel, carbon-based products from carbon ores with a strong emphasis on environmental safeguards. Seeking support for unfreezing funds awarded by the Department of Energy under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Section 41006(A)(2): U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement funding opportunity to support developing a replicable and site-appropriate hydropower river energy project. Seeking support for reversing the potential termination of funds awarded by the Department of Energy under the CarbonSafe Initiative to support studying permanently storing carbon dioxide deep underground in an effort to spur the development of a new biomass-coal power plant. Seeking support for legislation to authorize the Department of Energys Arctic Energy Office.
Seeking support for the following in H.R. 3838, FY 26 National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing sections 1736 through 1740 of Title XVIII related to research security; Supporting Sec. 243 of Title II related to producing quarterly reports on termination of certain research awards; Supporting Sec. 913 of Title IX related to establishing regional outreach centers for the Defense Innovation Unit; Supporting Sec. 912 of Title IX related to establishing a joint activity to be known as the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office; Amending Sec. 1080 of Title X to require the Secretary to select a military installation that can leverage the expertise of the FAA UAS Test Site program or require the Secretary to select a military installation with a demonstrated track record of seeking to advance counter-UAS technologies; Amending Sec. 1081 of Title X to require the Secretary and Administrator to consider selecting facilities that contain significant military assets of high value and have the ability to collaborate with the FAA UAS Test Sites; Supporting Sec. 1082 of Title X related to identifying differences in interpretation and application of the authorities to mitigate UAS threats; Supporting Sec. 856 of Title VIII related to qualifying compliant critical materials for supply chains; and Supporting Sec. 1841 of Title XVIII related to amending the mission of the APEX Accelerators to include innovation among others. Seeking support for the following in S. 2296, FY 26 National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing Sec. 216 of Title II related to a prohibition on contracts with certain foreign entities; Supporting sec. 226 of Title II related to indirect cost rates; Amending Sec. 223 of Title II to include evaluating the suitability of using test ranges in Alaska; Supporting Sec. 211 of Title II related eligibility for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institution program; Supporting Sec. 221 of Title II related to authorizing the Catalyst Pathfinder Program; Amending Sec. 1059 of Title X to require at least on location for the secure facilities and networks pilot program be at a university located outside the contiguous United States or eliminating the requirement that at least one university be located within 100 miles of the geographic center of the United States; Supporting Sec. 1560 of Title XV related to extending the authority of members of the Armed Forces to mitigate the threat of an unmanned aircraft system poses to the safety of defense-related facilities or assets; Supporting Sec. 849A of Title VIII related to supporting critical minerals, materials, and chemical activities as uses of funds in the Defense Industrial Base Fund; and Supporting Sec. 807 of Title VII related to providing commanders of a combatant command the authority to experiment with the testing of innovative technologies to address operations needs.
Seeking support for amending federal law authorizing Federal Emergency Management Agency programs to require the full consideration of subapplicants building code standards that align or exceed the nationally recognized standards. Seeking support for the following in H.R. 4699, Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025: Amending the definition of critical services to include hazard monitoring in Sec. 101; Amending the definition of applicable building codes to permit for the full consideration of subapplicants building code standards that align or exceed the nationally recognized standards in Sec. 101; and Eliminating or amending subparts C and D in Sec. 302 to ensure a more equitable distribution of predisaster hazard mitigation funding.